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) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,295,379th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Wanay reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Wanay is also the 956,749th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 98 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 661,688. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Davao Region, where 84 percent live, National Capital Region, where 5 percent live and Mimaropa, where 3 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
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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