Wanjani Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Wanjani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Wanjani (16) may also be a first name.
Wanjani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanjani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanjani (Marathi: वनजानी) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanjani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanjani is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Wanjani live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Wanjani is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent forename globally It is held by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe Wanjani is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 90 percent are found and Matabeleland South Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Wanjani exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 31 percent are found and India, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wanjani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanjani in the Marathi language | ||
| वनजानी | vanajani | 66.67 |
| वानजनी | vanajani | 33.33 |
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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 Wanjani
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