Wanay Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Wanay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 153 | 1:661,688 | 68,918 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wanay (98) may also be a first name.
Wanay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanay (Hindi: वानया) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Wanay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanay is the 1,295,379th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Wanay are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 98 people.
It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 661,688. In The Philippines it is most common in: Davao Region, where 84 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 5 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 3 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines Wanay is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wanay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanay in the Hindi language | ||
| वानया | vanaya | 60 |
| वाणया | vanaya | 40 |
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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 Wanay
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