Wanwe Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Wanwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1161:6,612,633149,434
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanwe (22) may also be a first name.

Wanwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanwe occurs most in India. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wanwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanwe is the 1,305,105th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Wanwe live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 6,612,633. In India Wanwe is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wainwei8371/
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Wanwi80101/
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Wanue8028/
Vanwe8013/
Wonwe804/
Wamwe802/
Wainw801/
Whanw801/
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Wasinwet775/
Wainwoue771/
Wamwea732,310/
Vanwie73945/
Vanwey73944/
Wanwai7344/
Vanwes7312/
Hwanbe737/
Wanway736/
Wonwea736/
Vanwei735/
Bainwe733/
Wanvee733/
Waunwa731/
Vanwge731/
Vanwer731/
Whanue731/
Wonweh731/
Wanveu731/
Hwanwi731/
Wannue731/
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Vanwje731/
Wamwee731/
Wanver731/
Wanhue731/
Weanwy731/
Wamwer731/
Wanhwa731/
Wonwie730/
Vanwez730/
Vanwee730/
Whannw730/
Wachinwet7134/
Vanwyhe67545/
Wanveer6742/
Vanwees6741/
Huanwei677/
Wanwaja676/
Vanwess676/
Wannuea675/
Wanhoue674/
Uanw674/
Whonwea674/
Vanw673/
Weinwer673/
Wohnweh671/
Wannwit671/
Vanweed671/
Vanweet671/
Vanweij671/
Weanway671/
Banwhea671/
Weinwei671/
Wahanbe671/
Vwanvei671/
Wagnuer670/

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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 Wanwe
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