Wanang Surname
Approximately 675 people bear this surname
Wanang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 544 | 1:38,178 | 5,107 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wanang (141) may also be a first name.
Wanang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanang (Oriya: ୱାନା) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 490,615th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,796,364 people. Wanang occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Wanang live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wanang is also the 778,371st most widespread first name globally, held by 141 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 544 people, or 1 in 38,178. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 38 percent live, Centre Region, where 24 percent live and Littoral Region, where 16 percent live. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wainang | 92 | 30 | / |
| Wannang | 92 | 10 | / |
| Wagnang | 92 | 3 | / |
| Hwanang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wannaing | 86 | 26 | / |
| Wangnang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wainnang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wanahang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waignang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Banang | 83 | 1,173 | / |
| Uanang | 83 | 290 | / |
| Wenang | 83 | 227 | / |
| Wanong | 83 | 58 | / |
| Wonang | 83 | 30 | / |
| Vanang | 83 | 3 | / |
| Watnasing | 80 | 264 | / |
| Wanassing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanacheng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wannating | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanhong | 77 | 188 | / |
| Bannang | 77 | 177 | / |
| Wounang | 77 | 94 | / |
| Bainang | 77 | 48 | / |
| Banaang | 77 | 34 | / |
| Woinang | 77 | 27 | / |
| Wannong | 77 | 27 | / |
| Baanang | 77 | 24 | / |
| Wonnang | 77 | 10 | / |
| Vanhang | 77 | 8 | / |
| Weinang | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wanheng | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wenhang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Banaung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Banaing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beanang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wannasingh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wangnong | 71 | 392 | / |
| Wongnang | 71 | 160 | / |
| Huatnang | 71 | 113 | / |
| Woungang | 71 | 111 | / |
| Vanasing | 71 | 98 | / |
| Woingang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangongg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woumnang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanhoong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wohngang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weignang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonang | 67 | 2,942 | / |
| Banong | 67 | 1,336 | / |
| Wenong | 67 | 240 | / |
| Vanank | 67 | 104 | / |
| Huanangue | 67 | 80 | / |
| Vannasing | 67 | 79 | / |
| Vanasingh | 67 | 43 | / |
| Vannaseng | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vanong | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wonong | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wanonk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woungnang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vonang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vainangue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaunasing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banangowa | 67 | 1 | / |
Wanang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanang in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାନା | wana | - |
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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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- 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 Wanang
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