Wanvo Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Wanvo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 384 | 1:26,916 | 3,581 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wanvo (19) may also be a first name.
Wanvo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanvo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanvo is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanvo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 735,823rd most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanvo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanvo is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 19 people.
It is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 26,916. In Benin Wanvo is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 53 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 23 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 11 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whanvo | 91 | 75 | / |
| Wanvou | 91 | 30 | / |
| Wanvoh | 91 | 9 | / |
| Whanvoh | 83 | 13 | / |
| Banvo | 80 | 324 | / |
| Vanvo | 80 | 307 | / |
| Wanuo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wanwo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wanva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wenvo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wamvou | 73 | 49 | / |
| Banvoy | 73 | 44 | / |
| Wanwou | 73 | 43 | / |
| Wanbou | 73 | 34 | / |
| Wanmbo | 73 | 24 | / |
| Vanvoy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wanwuo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Whanuo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Whanbo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vanvou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Banvou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wainva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Banvoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wainwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wainbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wannbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wainmbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vanvoss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wannwoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanmbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanmboi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanvous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanvosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanvois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanvost | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wanvo
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