Wanahe Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Wanahe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanahe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wanahe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wanahe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wanahe has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanahe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanahe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Wanahe is primarily concentrated in: Kebbi, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanae9136/
Waenaheh861/
Wanajher861/
Wanaea8319/
Vanahe8317/
Wanehe834/
Hwanae831/
Wanahi831/
Waenae831/
Wannae831/
Wanaer831/
Wanaiye776/
Vanahee773/
Wanoe73123/
Vanae7321/
Hwanheui711/
Wahngahi711/
Wainaoha711/
Wangaiye711/
Vanhoe67133/
Wahnee67102/
Vanhée6765/
Wainoe6736/
Watnoe6730/
Banhoe6730/
Banaeh6723/
Banhae6719/
Vanaee6712/
Waneai678/
Vanaei677/
Baneae677/
Wanoei675/
Wanoee675/
Wonhoe673/
Wanoua672/
Wannée672/
Banohe672/
Banaey672/
Wannahouy671/
Vanheu671/
Wenahi671/
Vangae671/
Vanaep671/
Vanaer671/
Vaunae671/
Wannoe671/
Waenoe671/
Wounnaher671/
Vanahi671/
Vanaes671/
Waneuh671/
Wanehi670/

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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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