Wanf Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Wanf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Wanf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wanf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wanf is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Wanf are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wanf is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Wanf is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 60 percent live, California, where 20 percent live and New York, where 20 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 14 percent live and China, where 14 percent live.

Wanf Last Name Statistics demography

Wanf earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanfe8975/
Banf7552/
Wanw7517/
Wamf751/
Wanb751/
Vanf751/
Wanv751/
Wonf751/
Banff67101/
Beanf672/
Wanph672/
Wonfe672/
Waanw671/
Bannf671/
Wainw671/
Whanw671/
Wanwz671/
Vanhf671/
Vanft671/
Vanfe671/

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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 Wanf
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