Wanaja Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Wanaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Wanaja (29) may also be a first name.
Wanaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanaja (Marathi: वनजा, Oriya: ୱାନାଜା) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Wanaja reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 29 people.
Wanaja is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 4,007,551. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Java, where 97 percent live and Papua, where 3 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 41 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wanaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanaja in the Marathi language | ||
| वनजा | vanaja | - |
| Wanaja in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାନାଜା | wanaja | 75 |
| ବନଜା | banaja | 12.5 |
| ୱାନଜା | wanaja | 12.5 |
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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
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- 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 Wanaja
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