Wanas Surname

79,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wanas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,2781:17,4192,033
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Philippines1891:535,65261,128
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Algeria871:444,04135,614
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Niger211:913,90620,544
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England111:5,065,278148,650
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wanas (321) may also be a first name.

Wanas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanas (Arabic: وناس) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wanas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 79,341st most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,184,967 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wanas are found; 87 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Wanas is also the 489,856th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 321 people.

The surname Wanas is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 5,278 people, or 1 in 17,419. Beside Egypt it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Wanas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wanas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wanas surname increased 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wanas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wanas are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Wanas earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 19.82% less than the national average, earning $34,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.82% more than the national average, earning $66,487 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wannas91480/
Wanass91287/
Wanasz9147/
Wanase9124/
Wainas9123/
Wanais9113/
Wanaus917/
Wagnas913/
Wahnas911/
Wajnas911/
Waunas911/
Watnaas8327/
Wanashe8314/
Wannass8311/
Wanasse833/
Wannase832/
Wagnast831/
Banas807,718/
Wenas804,009/
Vanas80819/
Wanos809/
Wonas807/
Uanas807/
Wanaz804/
Wainhaus7747/
Wannasse771/
Wanatsch771/
Baynas73559/
Wanous73493/
Vainas73437/
Wenaas73417/
Bannas73379/
Wojnas73334/
Vannas73292/
Banasz73270/
Vanase73266/
Banais73265/
Banash73260/
Vangas73113/
Wannaz7378/
Bainas7376/
Vaenas7372/
Wenaus7370/
Baneas7358/
Wenass7343/
Vanash7342/
Wonhas7341/
Vanast7338/
Banass7337/
Wonase7324/
Vanass7319/
Weenas7314/
Waneis7313/
Wannos7312/
Vaneas7312/
Woynas7312/
Wonais7311/
Vaanas738/
Vanahs738/
Vanats736/
Banajs736/
Banaas736/
Vanhas735/
Banaus735/
Waneus735/
Watnos733/
Wangos733/
Weinas733/
Wannac733/
Wagnos732/
Beanas732/
Baunas731/
Wounas731/
Wonash731/
Wonass731/
Woonas731/
Vanaus731/
Vaunas731/
Banhas731/
Vanais731/
Wanose731/
Wanoos731/
Wanace731/
Wenash731/
Baanas731/
Wanach730/
Wainhause715/
Wannasowa711/
Vanasse673,066/
Bannais67333/
Banasch67317/
Wannous67290/
Wohnhas67281/
Bahnass67166/
Vanasch67161/
Vanashe6779/
Vannais6765/
Wainach6730/
Weinast6730/
Vanaise6728/
Huaynas6720/
Vannahs6717/
Baynash6716/
Waunous6710/
Vanahas679/
Weinaus678/
Vangass676/
Vanhass675/
Wannach675/
Vatėnas675/
Banėnas674/
Banaish674/
Vangash673/
Vanhasz673/
Vannass673/
Bannash673/
Weenash673/
Vanassp672/
Vaneast672/
Vaanais672/
Bannass672/
Bahnash672/
Banhash672/
Baneash671/
Bainash671/
Wonasse671/
Vanhaas671/
Vanaist671/
Weenaas671/
Weinasp671/
Wajnach671/
Wonhasz671/
Bajnash671/
Bajnass671/
Beannas671/
Banaïas671/
Baanash671/
Uanasse671/
Wannoss670/
Vanneas670/
Wannots670/
Banhaus670/
Vannast670/
Vangaas670/
Wagnost670/
Whonhas670/
Waunach670/

Wanas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wanas in the Arabic language
وناسwnas-
وانسwans-

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