Wenasi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wenasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wenasi (22) may also be a first name.

Wenasi Last Name Facts

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

Wenasi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wenasi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wenasi is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Wenasi are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Wenasi is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 22 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Without taking into account South Africa Wenasi occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waenasi926/
Wenassi922/
Venasi83754/
Wanasi83252/
Benasi83121/
Winasi8352/
Wenase8337/
Wenosi835/
Wenasa832/
Wonasi832/
Benassi7713,557/
Winasih77973/
Uenashi7786/
Waneasi7784/
Wannasi7749/
Wanasih7742/
Venassi7739/
Wanassi7738/
Wanasie7713/
Voenasi776/
Behnasi775/
Wanasai773/
Benasih772/
Wenessi771/
Wenassa771/
Benaisi771/
Benasie771/
Wenasse771/
Wenachi771/
Benaissi711,642/
Benassai71836/
Benhassi71690/
Wannasai71272/
Behnashi7121/
Winaesih7118/
Wannassi7117/
Benahasi7111/
Winadsih719/
Vengasai717/
Behnassi714/
Waenesai713/
Ouenassi713/
Wannasie711/
Wanaisie711/
Benaassi711/
Venaschi711/
Wonnasai711/
Benagi67576/
Benazi67352/
Winasa67331/
Benaci67236/
Binasi67170/
Vinasi67136/
Venosi67130/
Vanasi67121/
Venase6748/
Benase6748/
Winaji6731/
Wanase6724/
Wonase6724/
Venaji6717/
Winase6712/
Benasy6711/
Houenassi678/
Wanazi678/
Venazi678/
Vonasi676/
Bynasi675/
Winagi674/
Venasy674/
Venaci674/
Venagi673/
Benosi673/
Wanosi671/
Weinhause671/
Wenezi671/
Venasa671/
Wannnasai671/
Winosi671/
Wenosa671/
Benahashi671/
Venaisuis671/

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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 Wenasi
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