Vawan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Vawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Vawan (13) may also be a first name.
Vawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vawan is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vawan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Vawan is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Vawan are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Vawan is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 13 people.
The surname Vawan is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: North Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 13 percent reside and Iran, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vawane | 91 | 9 | / |
| Vaiwan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vawean | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vawhan | 91 | 0 | / |
| Vaswand | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vashwan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vhawhan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wawan | 80 | 8,042 | / |
| Vavan | 80 | 321 | / |
| Fawan | 80 | 162 | / |
| Vowan | 80 | 26 | / |
| Uawan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Vaban | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vawon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fawann | 73 | 1,739 | / |
| Bawaan | 73 | 572 | / |
| Phawan | 73 | 385 | / |
| Vavane | 73 | 239 | / |
| Wawane | 73 | 146 | / |
| Waiwan | 73 | 117 | / |
| Vauban | 73 | 98 | / |
| Vasvan | 73 | 36 | / |
| Vowane | 73 | 35 | / |
| Vavhan | 73 | 26 | / |
| Uawang | 73 | 26 | / |
| Vawone | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wauwan | 73 | 17 | / |
| Vaivan | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wahwan | 73 | 15 | / |
| Vabanh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wawanh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Vavand | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fahwan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wawuan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bawahn | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bawean | 73 | 4 | / |
| Fawane | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bavaan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vavain | 73 | 2 | / |
| Faiwan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Huawan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fawhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vewain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavant | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vahvan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vabhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waewan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fauwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fajwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vauvan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vavang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waywan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phaiwan | 67 | 300 | / |
| Wawuang | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vasvand | 67 | 22 | / |
| Phawane | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vhavhan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fawahan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vavaten | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vayvanh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vaavang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaivajn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huawang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vasvant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vauvhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baawain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fahwang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waswand | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fawasin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaivang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vowayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waywand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasswan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vashvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaubhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waavaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waswanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bawaaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahwain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whawane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vahvand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhowhan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Vawan
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