Waniy Surname
Approximately 7,950 people bear this surname
Waniy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 7,824 | 1:3,640 | 386 |
| India | 101 | 1:7,594,707 | 163,091 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Waniy (304) may also be a first name.
Waniy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waniy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waniy (Hindi: वाणिया) occurs in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waniy? popularity and diffusion
Waniy is the 63,053rd most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 916,672 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Waniy live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 504,994th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 304 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is held by 7,824 people, or 1 in 3,640. In Nepal it is most common in: Gandaki, where 27 percent live, Mechi, where 15 percent live and Bagmati, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nepal it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waniy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waniy in the Hindi language | ||
| वाणिया | vaniya | 52.83 |
| वाणीया | vaniya | 24.53 |
| वानीया | vaniya | 20.75 |
| वाण्ीया | vaniya | 1.89 |
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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
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- 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 Waniy
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