Wanye Surname

362,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Nigeria2221:797,94035,665
Cameroon1001:207,69121,269
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Wanye (261) may also be a first name.

Wanye Last Name Facts

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

Wanye (Marathi: वणये) is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 362,542nd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,309,474 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Wanye live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanye is also the 550,922nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 261 people.

It is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Barring Ghana this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.

Wanye Last Name Statistics demography

Wanye earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.21% more than the national average, earning $67,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanyeh9144/
Wanyes911/
Wanaiye836/
Whanyee835/
Wannyeh831/
Hwanyee831/
Wagne808,581/
Wanje808,501/
Wanie802,316/
Banye801,346/
Wanya801,224/
Vanye80119/
Wonye8031/
Wanhe8017/
Wanhy8012/
Wanjy801/
Wangaiye771/
Wanjie73542/
Wannie73227/
Banyea73131/
Wanjee73105/
Wahnee73102/
Weanie7375/
Wanyui7367/
Waunie7357/
Wanyua7347/
Hwanya7344/
Wainie7332/
Banyeh7332/
Waunje7326/
Wanyai7325/
Wanjeh7324/
Wanhay7323/
Waniie7323/
Wangne7318/
Wanyuy7318/
Wonyeh7316/
Wuange7310/
Wanjea739/
Bannye738/
Waneai738/
Wanihe737/
Wagnay735/
Waynie734/
Wagnee734/
Wanehe734/
Wainya734/
Wanyoi734/
Wagney733/
Wagned732/
Wanjay732/
Waneey732/
Vuanye732/
Wannée732/
Wanyih732/
Wonnye732/
Whanie731/
Hwanje731/
Wonyie731/
Wangiy731/
Vanyhe731/
Wanhee731/
Wuagne731/
Hwanie731/
Vanhye731/
Waniyi731/
Wagnie731/
Wamgne731/
Waange731/
Vwange731/
Wainje731/
Wanyoy731/
Whagne731/
Waigne731/
Wanyit731/
Wanyoa731/
Wanjhe731/
Wanjoy731/
Vanyea730/
Wanehi730/
Aaye67616/
Aiye67537/
Ayie67364/
Ajye67183/
Wagnies67135/
Wagnest6784/
Ayye6760/
Wanyoyi6758/
Wangnet6746/
Wajgner6746/
Vainyer6744/
Wagness6743/
Wagnecz6711/
Whannie679/
Wannyuy679/
Wagnetz679/
Banaaye678/
Wainiyi677/
Wanyayi677/
Bahanye675/
Wangnay675/
Watnier674/
Wangiyo674/
Vannyer674/
Wanyohi674/
Wanyaha673/
Waingei673/
Wanejje673/
Wasgner672/
Watgner672/
Wangeyi672/
Hwanhyi672/
Wagnett671/
Vanuyye671/
Wannyay671/
Wangnie671/
Waniayi671/
Waniech671/
Wanjezz671/
Wagneiz671/
Wagnesz671/
Wagniez671/
Wangeyo671/
Wonaiye671/
Banyeha671/
Banayie671/
Wanjehe671/
Wanjieh671/
Wagnesh671/
Wagnech671/
Whatnie671/
Whanjea671/
Wangnoy671/
Waugner670/
Wangney670/
Wagnesr670/

Wanye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wanye in the Marathi language
वणयेvanaye-

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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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  • 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 Wanye
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