Wanwase Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Wanwase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Wanwase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanwase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanwase (Marathi: वनवासे) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wanwase.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanwase? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanwase is the 3,228,735th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wanwase reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Wanwase is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Wanwase is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 54 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 34 percent live and Nasarawa, where 9 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanwasee | 93 | 1 | / |
| Banwase | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wamwase | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wanwasi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Wonwase | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wamwas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vanwas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanvas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vanwaus | 71 | 54 | / |
| Vanwasi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Banvase | 71 | 11 | / |
| Vanwaas | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wambase | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vanwise | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wannvas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonwasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanwezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weinwas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanwass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vanvase | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wanvesse | 67 | 50 | / |
| Vanwisse | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vanwazer | 67 | 23 | / |
| Vanwashi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vanwiese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banbasee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanbashi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanwatts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanwager | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanvasee | 67 | 1 | / |
Wanwase Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanwase in the Marathi language | ||
| वनवासे | vanavase | - |
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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 Wanwase
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