Wania Surname

192,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Wania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8021:164,89916,028
Philippines5181:195,44130,994
Poland2431:156,41522,125
Papua New Guinea1581:51,6066,482
Germany871:925,35065,249
United States811:4,474,802235,715
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Austria231:370,23639,193
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
India211:36,526,923420,161
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England101:5,571,806158,774
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wania (7,813) may also be a first name.

Wania Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wania (Hindi: वानिया, Oriya: ୱାନିଆ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wania? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 192,132nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,324,610 people. The surname Wania is mostly found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Wania reside; 42 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 42 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Wania is also the 72,227th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 7,813 people.

Wania is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 802 people, or 1 in 164,899. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Papua, where 91 percent live, Papua, where 4 percent live and South Sumatra, where 1 percent live. Apart from Indonesia Wania occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 24 percent live and Poland, where 11 percent live.

Wania Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wania has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wania last name increased 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wania Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wania surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Wania earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 56.51% more than the national average, earning R 371,916 per year; in United States they earn 41.55% more than the national average, earning $61,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.51% more than the national average, earning $66,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjia91285/
Waniah9157/
Waniha9118/
Watnia9117/
Wagnia918/
Wannia917/
Waniad912/
Wanhia912/
Wainia911/
Waniae911/
Wangiah8324/
Wahania8319/
Wanijas8311/
Wangnia8310/
Wainiah834/
Wanjiah832/
Wanaiya832/
Wanijai831/
Wanniah831/
Waniayi831/
Wanoiya831/
Wa'ania831/
Wangiha831/
Wanja8049,256/
Bania8024,146/
Vania802,961/
Wagna801,825/
Wanya801,224/
Wanio80418/
Wanha8078/
Wonia8075/
Wenia8063/
Uania8027/
Wainioha778/
Wanjau739,986/
Wanjai73718/
Wainio73639/
Wangna73265/
Wanjah73218/
Waigna7374/
Wuanya7358/
Vanias7344/
Hwanya7344/
Vanija7337/
Wanyat7328/
Wanyai7325/
Wanhay7323/
Waniho7321/
Vannia7320/
Wenjia7320/
Hwanio7314/
Whanya7314/
Bannia7314/
Watnio7313/
Wanyas7312/
Wanhai7312/
Wanijo7312/
Wagnio7310/
Huania739/
Vangia739/
Wanjea739/
Woniah738/
Wwanja738/
Baunia737/
Baania737/
Wanjio737/
Wannha737/
Banija736/
Vaniah736/
Baniha735/
Wagnay735/
Baniay735/
Vaniea734/
Wainya734/
Wannio734/
Wanjaa734/
Whanja733/
Banjia733/
Beania733/
Wanyah733/
Banhia733/
Wanjoi733/
Wanjja733/
Vainia732/
Wanjay732/
Vaniha732/
Waunya732/
Vaniap732/
Waniop731/
Vahnia731/
Veania731/
Wwanya731/
Wanioh731/
Vaįnia731/
Wagnoi731/
Hwenia731/
Waunja731/
Wanhya731/
Wanjya731/
Waneao731/
Waneha731/
Wainja731/
Wonhia731/
Wounia731/
Bajnia731/
Hwanja731/
Wanhau731/
Vwanya731/
Whanio731/
Wanyad731/
Wanyoa731/
Wasenniat714/
Wangnai67623/
Wangnoi67240/
Waña67157/
Vanđija6798/
Wanyoyi6758/
Wonijai6742/
Vahania6721/
Vanijay6720/
Waehnya6716/
Vanijja6714/
Wonijay6713/
Vanihas679/
Wosniah677/
Wanyayi677/
Wangnap676/
Banaiya675/
Wangnay675/
Wanjahe674/
Banijay674/
Wongiay674/
Wangnah674/
Wanyash673/
Wanyaha673/
Ouhania673/
Hwanjai672/
Huangia671/
Baneyia671/
Wagnast671/
Waniohd671/
Wueniah671/
Wenijha671/
Wannyay671/
Huani'a671/
Huanias671/
Vanegia671/
Watgnat671/
Watgnoi671/
Wangnio671/
Wanjhai671/
Wanjoha671/
Wanneha671/
Waignat671/
Wahanya671/
Wagneiz671/
Wa'aniha'a671/
Wainyae671/
Wojniat671/
Wannjai671/
Whanjai671/
Whanjea671/
Wangioh671/
Hwanhai671/
Veaniea670/
Wuagnieaux670/

Wania Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wania in the Hindi language
वानियाvaniya-
Wania in the Oriya language
ୱାନିଆwani'a-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wania
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis