Wanwase Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wanwase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanwase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Wanwase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanwase (Marathi: वनवासे) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanwase? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanwase is the 3,228,735th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Wanwase occurs mostly 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 found in: Benue, where 54 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 34 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanwasee931/
Banwase8614/
Wamwase8610/
Wanwasi868/
Wonwase861/
Wamwas774/
Vanwas771/
Wanvas771/
Vanwaus7154/
Vanwasi7115/
Banvase7111/
Vanwaas719/
Wambase714/
Vanwise712/
Wannvas711/
Wonwasi711/
Wanwezi711/
Weinwas711/
Vanwass711/
Vanvase710/
Wanvesse6750/
Vanwisse6725/
Vanwazer6723/
Vanwashi677/
Vanwiese671/
Banbasee671/
Wanbashi671/
Vanwatts671/
Vanwager671/
Vanvasee671/

Wanwase Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wanwase in the Marathi language
वनवासेvanavase-

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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 Wanwase
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