Wanahe Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Wanahe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wanahe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanahe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanahe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanahe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Wanahe is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanahe live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Wanahe is mostly concentrated in: Kebbi, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanae | 91 | 36 | / |
| Waenaheh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanajher | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanaea | 83 | 19 | / |
| Vanahe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wanehe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hwanae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanahi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waenae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wannae | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanaer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanaiye | 77 | 6 | / |
| Vanahee | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wanoe | 73 | 123 | / |
| Vanae | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hwanheui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahngahi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wainaoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangaiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanhoe | 67 | 133 | / |
| Wahnee | 67 | 102 | / |
| Vanhée | 67 | 65 | / |
| Wainoe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Watnoe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Banhoe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Banaeh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Banhae | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vanaee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waneai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vanaei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baneae | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wanoei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wanoee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wonhoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wanoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wannée | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banohe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Banaey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wannahouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vangae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanaep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanaer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaunae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waenoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wounnaher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanaes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waneuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanehi | 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 Wanahe
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