Wanye Surname
Approximately 997 people bear this surname
Wanye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Nigeria | 222 | 1:797,940 | 35,665 |
| Cameroon | 100 | 1:207,691 | 21,269 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Wanye (261) may also be a first name.
Wanye Demographics
Average Wanye Salary in
United States
$67,833 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wanye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanye (Marathi: वणये) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 362,542nd most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,309,474 people. The 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 numerous first name at a global level, borne by 261 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Not including Ghana this surname occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs 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
Wanye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanye in the Marathi language | ||
| वणये | vanaye | - |
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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 Wanye
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