Wanfe Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Wanfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
Wanfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanfe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wanfe.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanfe? popularity and diffusion
Wanfe is the 2,185,341st most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Wanfe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanfe are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Wanfe is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria Wanfe is mostly found in: Delta, where 59 percent live and Edo, where 41 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 28 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanfei | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wanfeu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wanfes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wanf | 89 | 7 | / |
| Wanffeu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wainfer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Banfe | 80 | 190 | / |
| Wanfa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wanfi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wonfe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vanfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watenfed | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vanfej | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wanfai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wonfey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uanfge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wonnfe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Banf | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wanphet | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wanw | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wamf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanfeij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayneph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weinfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamfher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanfets | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wanfe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis