Wenawena Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wenawena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wenawena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Wenawena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wenawena is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wenawena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wenawena? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wenawena is the 8,193,072nd most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Wenawena is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wenawena live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Wenawena is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 80 percent reside and Western Cape, where 20 percent reside.

Wenawena Last Name Statistics demography

Wenawena earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.16% less than the national average, earning R 54,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wengawenga89392/
Wenyena803/
Benabena7541/
Wanawana7510/
Winawina754/
Winawana751/
Wanawina751/
Benavena751/
Wenane7137/
Beenavena7126/
Wanawwana711/
Wanaina67206/
Wannawanna6758/
Weinane6742/
Vengavenga6710/
Weneene672/
Wenyene672/
Benaina672/
Winaina671/
Wanawwanah671/
Winayna671/
Weenane671/
Benayna671/
Veneina671/
Weneine671/
Beenaveena671/
Ouenaouena671/
Benauna670/

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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 Wenawena
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