Wanfo Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wanfo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

Wanfo (23) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Wanfo Demographics

Wanfo Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 7 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Wanfo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanfo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanfo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,255,512th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Wanfo reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanfo is also the 2,239,265th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is most common in: Gombe, where 71 percent live, Ondo, where 13 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Wanfo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (86%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanfod918/
Wanfou911/
Banfo80917/
Wanfa807/
Wonfo802/
Wanvoh739/
Vanfou737/
Wounfo734/
Wanfeu732/
Vanfoa732/
Banffo731/
Wanfah731/
Wanpho731/
Vanfoy731/
Banfou731/
Wainfas675/
Wanffeu672/
Vanfoss671/
Wannpho671/
Woinfou671/
Wounffo671/
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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 Wanfo
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