Wané Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wané Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wané Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

The alternate forms: Wane (28,687) & Wäne (14) are calculated separately.

Wané (2) may also be a first name.

Wané Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wané occurs in Mali more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Wane or Wäne. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wané? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Wané occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wané reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 9,404,674th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 2 people.

This last name is most numerous in Mali, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 16,969,035. Other than Mali this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wane9228,687/
Wanér8919/
Wanné898/
Wäne8314/
Wannée802/
Wahnér802/
Wani75154,765/
Wana7516,324/
Wany75607/
Wanj7567/
Wanh7566/
Wené7540/
Winé758/
Woné752/
Wayne6727,121/
Wanna6714,451/
Wagne678,581/
Wanje678,501/
Waniy677,950/
Waine677,502/
Waeni672,586/
Wanie672,316/
Wanni671,393/
Waani671,227/
Wajni67764/
Waana67721/
Waney67715/
Waina67708/
Waini67685/
Wanai67435/
Wanne67386/
Wanoa67259/
Wamne67230/
Wahni67229/
Wanyi67225/
Wanih67201/
Wanhi67192/
Hwani67188/
Wanea67183/
Wanay67175/
Wuana67170/
Wagni67143/
Wahne67115/
Wauna67111/
Waane6777/
Wanei6774/
Waneh6769/
Waeny6767/
Waune6750/
Wanee6746/
Whani6742/
Weana6738/
Waany6733/
Waene6732/
Wanii6730/
Wayna6729/
Whane6727/
Wauni6726/
Hwana6724/
Whany6720/
Wanoi6720/
Whana6717/
Wanhe6717/
Hwane6716/
Wanhy6712/
Weani6711/
Wanui6710/
Wwani678/
Bauné678/
Wanaa676/
Huané675/
Wayni675/
Wuani674/
Wamni674/
Wajna674/
Wamnh674/
Wwana673/
Hwanh673/
Waunj672/
Hwanj672/
Vanné672/
Weany671/
Wan'e671/
Wwanh671/
Wanyd671/
Wanoy671/
Wajne671/
Waïna671/
Bainé671/
Vwany671/
Vasné671/
Wayny671/
Hwany671/
Wauny671/
Vwani671/
Wainy671/
Weane670/
Wanjh670/

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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 Wané
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