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
The surname Wanfe is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanfe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanfe live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 3,280,421. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Delta, where 59 percent reside and Edo, where 41 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 28 percent reside.
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
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