Wanwar Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Wanwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1691:4,538,848117,745
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanwar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wanwar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wanwar (Marathi: अनवर) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wanwar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanwar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Wanwar occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wanwar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Wanwar is most widely held in India, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 4,538,848. In India Wanwar is primarily concentrated in: Meghalaya, where 91 percent live, Jharkhand, where 7 percent live and Bihar, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanware9217/
Wanward921/
Wanwart921/
Wahanwar861/
Waynware861/
Vanwar833/
Bainwar777/
Vatnwar775/
Banhwar774/
Banwair774/
Bannwar773/
Wonwear771/
Vanware771/
Vanwaart7135/
Vanwaard716/
Vanweart714/
Wanguhar714/
Weinward711/
Hwaanuar711/
Wasimwar711/
Wanworth710/
Banvar6758/
Banbar6752/
Banuar6742/
Banwor6714/
Vanvar675/
Vanuar673/
Vanbar671/
Wattemwar671/
Bonwar671/

Wanwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wanwar in the Marathi language
अनवरanavara-

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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 Wanwar
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