Wanaba Surname
Approximately 350 people bear this surname
Wanaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Wanaba (12) may also be a first name.
Wanaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanaba occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wanaba.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanaba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 801,116th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanaba live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 12 people.
It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Other than Ghana it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wannaba | 92 | 27 | / |
| Wanaboa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wanabas | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wagnaba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wanabah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wannabah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangnaba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Banaba | 83 | 1,672 | / |
| Wanabo | 83 | 80 | / |
| Wanoba | 83 | 56 | / |
| Wanabe | 83 | 42 | / |
| Wanabi | 83 | 34 | / |
| Vanaba | 83 | 30 | / |
| Wenaba | 83 | 10 | / |
| Waneba | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wanava | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wannabass | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bannaba | 77 | 180 | / |
| Banabai | 77 | 28 | / |
| Wanaubi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wenabai | 77 | 14 | / |
| Banaaba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Vanabai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Banabau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wanabou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bainaba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Banabay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waanabe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Watnabe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Banhaba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannaby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watnoba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanabat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanheba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wainabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanampa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanaboo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watnaby | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vanabhai | 71 | 2,627 | / |
| Watnabot | 71 | 102 | / |
| Banabhai | 71 | 75 | / |
| Wangabou | 71 | 72 | / |
| Bainabai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Baynabai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wanampai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wathnabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bannabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whatnabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uanabhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vannabha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahanaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vannabah | 71 | 0 | / |
| Banoba | 67 | 650 | / |
| Banabi | 67 | 633 | / |
| Banabe | 67 | 326 | / |
| Banava | 67 | 194 | / |
| Banabo | 67 | 96 | / |
| Wanebo | 67 | 84 | / |
| Wenabo | 67 | 74 | / |
| Banaby | 67 | 38 | / |
| Vanava | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wanamphai | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bonaba | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wannaboot | 67 | 13 | / |
| Vanabe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vanabi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wanobi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weneba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wannabood | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vanabhaiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uanava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanabaush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vannaabha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangnabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bañaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannabuit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaunauba | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanaba
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