Wanabe Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Wanabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Wanabe (12) may also be a first name.
Wanabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanabe is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanabe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Wanabe live; 43 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Wanabe is also the 3,306,491st most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Kibuku District, where 78 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 6 percent are found and Buvuma District, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watnabe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Waanabe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wainabe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Whatnabe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanaba | 83 | 350 | / |
| Banabe | 83 | 326 | / |
| Wanabi | 83 | 34 | / |
| Vanabe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Wanebe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wangobe | 77 | 42 | / |
| Wannaba | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wanaubi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Weinabe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wanaboa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Baanabe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bannabe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Banabei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Banabey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Banaabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beanabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bainabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woonabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wounabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banabee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vatnabe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannaby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watnaby | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vanhaber | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wannavej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wathnabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banajbeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bainabei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weynaber | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vanave | 67 | 709 | / |
| Banabi | 67 | 633 | / |
| Bonabe | 67 | 451 | / |
| Banobe | 67 | 342 | / |
| Banave | 67 | 210 | / |
| Wanoba | 67 | 56 | / |
| Uenabe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Banaby | 67 | 38 | / |
| Vanaba | 67 | 30 | / |
| Weinhaber | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vainhaber | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vanabi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wanobi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wanebi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wonobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uanave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannabuit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vannatbes | 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 Wanabe
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