Wanso Surname
Approximately 809 people bear this surname
Wanso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 574 | 1:36,183 | 4,871 |
| Thailand | 162 | 1:436,039 | 76,421 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Wanso (134) may also be a first name.
Wanso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanso is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 427,014th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,008,091 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Wanso are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 27 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Wanso is also the 800,975th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 134 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 574 people, or 1 in 36,183. In Cameroon Wanso is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 54 percent are found, North Region, where 27 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Wanso is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 20 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.
Wanso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wanso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wanso last name declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Wanso
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