Wansay Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Wansay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 27 | 1:163,279 | 11,522 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wansay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wansay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wansay is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wansay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wansay is the 2,776,799th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Wansay are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Wansay is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 163,279. In Liberia Wansay is most common in: Grand Gedeh County, where 63 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 30 percent are found and Bomi County, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Liberia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Wansay
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