Wathanafa Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wathanafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wathanafa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wathanafa (41) may also be a first name.

Wathanafa Last Name Facts

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

Wathanafa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wathanafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wathanafa is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Wathanafa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wathanafa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wathanafa is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 41 people.

The last name Wathanafa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Wathanafa is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 49 percent reside, Adamawa, where 29 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Wathanafa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wathanafah951/
Watanafa945/
Wathanaphat802/
Watthanaphat762/
Watthanaphaya735/
Wattanaphat701/
Watanaphit632/
Watounafou631/
Watounoufa631/
Vathanophas601/
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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 Wathanafa
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