Wanchia Surname
Approximately 155 people bear this surname
Wanchia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 151 | 1:137,543 | 15,369 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wanchia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanchia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanchia is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanchia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wanchia reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Wanchia is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 137,543. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 74 percent are found, Centre Region, where 21 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangchia | 93 | 12 | / |
| Whanchia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wanchio | 86 | 169 | / |
| Banchia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wanchya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wanshia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vanchia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wantchio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangchea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wongchia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanzia | 77 | 772 | / |
| Wanjia | 77 | 285 | / |
| Wansia | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wancea | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wanxia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Uanchaiya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Banchio | 71 | 1,728 | / |
| Wanshio | 71 | 88 | / |
| Wansiah | 71 | 21 | / |
| Banjhia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wandjia | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wonshia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wanchaiyot | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wanjiah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wonchio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wansiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangiha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banchya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanchea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banshia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongchio | 67 | 173 | / |
| Baunshia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wankaiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bainshia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wankhieo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bandshia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vansciah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wanchia
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