Wanaw Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Wanaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wanaw (927) may also be a first name.
Wanaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanaw (Arabic: وانو) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanaw? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanaw is the 2,555,468th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. Wanaw is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Wanaw live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wanaw is also the 265,766th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 927 people.
The surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,990,740. Barring Ethiopia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Nepal, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanawe | 91 | 37 | / |
| Wangaw | 91 | 15 | / |
| Wannaw | 91 | 9 | / |
| Wagnaw | 91 | 5 | / |
| Wainaw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wangnaw | 83 | 486 | / |
| Wahnawe | 83 | 36 | / |
| Wanaf | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wanow | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vanaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanav | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wannow | 73 | 69 | / |
| Vanawe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wanowe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wanhow | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wagnow | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wanhab | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wenauw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uangaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bannaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whanaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weanow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wainav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwanow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baneaw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wangnow | 67 | 861 | / |
| Vanhauw | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bainauw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vaisnaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wanouwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bauneaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaneaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahanow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisnaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beaunaw | 67 | 0 | / |
Wanaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanaw in the Arabic language | ||
| وانو | wanw | - |
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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 Wanaw
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