Wandiwa Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Wandiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 46 | 1:398,959 | 6,181 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Wandiwa (13) may also be a first name.
Wandiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wandiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wandiwa is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wandiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,293,424th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Wandiwa is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Wandiwa live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 13 people.
This last name is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 398,959. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwandiwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wandewa | 86 | 24 | / |
| Wanduwa | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bandiwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wandibha | 80 | 8 | / |
| Waundjwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wandibah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wandiwoi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wandhiba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wainduwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wondiway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wandewad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wandaywa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bandiba | 71 | 40 | / |
| Wandewi | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wandibo | 71 | 28 | / |
| Wandewe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bandewa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bandiwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bandiva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bandiwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wondiwoi | 67 | 352 | / |
| Wondiwoy | 67 | 64 | / |
| Vandeway | 67 | 51 | / |
| Vandewaa | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wongyiwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bandibai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vandieva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bondiwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bandhiba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wandeyba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bandeiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wandjuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wandebah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwandeba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wandiver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bandihwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vandibay | 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
- 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 Wandiwa
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