Al Wajyan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Wajyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al Wajyan 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
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

Al Wajyan Demographics

Al Wajyan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 3 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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Al Wajyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Wajyan is borne by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Al Wajyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Wajyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Al Wajyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Wajyan live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Levant.

The surname is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 512,462. In Lebanon Al Wajyan is most numerous in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 100 percent live. Barring Lebanon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Yemen, where 8 percent live.

Al Wajyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

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
Al Baijan7849/
Al-Wakhyan741/
Al Wiang711/
Al Vijan711/
Al Bijan711/
Al-Baijan67199/
Al Bazian67101/
Al Vijian673/
Al-Bazyan671/
Al Vijean671/
Al Bian631/
Al Baihaan631/
Al Baoun591/
Al Vegian561/
Al-Bazian561/
Al-Vaazian531/
Al-Bian501/
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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 Al Wajyan
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