Waniane Surname
Approximately 296 people bear this surname
Waniane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 294 | 1:49,590 | 788 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Waniane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waniane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waniane occurs in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waniane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 902,012th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waniane are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
It is most frequent in Senegal, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 49,590. In Senegal it is primarily found in: Diourbel Region, where 42 percent reside, Thiès Region, where 29 percent reside and Louga Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Senegal this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Waniane
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