Waakaan Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Waakaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakaan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Vaakaan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Wakaane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wakan | 83 | 1,007 | / |
| Waikan | 77 | 294 | / |
| Wakane | 77 | 236 | / |
| Wakain | 77 | 65 | / |
| Waykan | 77 | 24 | / |
| Wakhan | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wackan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Waukan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wakkan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wahkan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Waakaseen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vakhaan | 71 | 18 | / |
| Wadkean | 71 | 6 | / |
| Waikane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Watkang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wazkhan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hwakhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wadkang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weakane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wakaine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waikhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachkan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waskhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakanne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waykane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vahakan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wakhane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wacan | 67 | 1,016 | / |
| Wokan | 67 | 221 | / |
| Wakon | 67 | 188 | / |
| Wekan | 67 | 105 | / |
| Vakan | 67 | 101 | / |
| Wakkangh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Waikaine | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wadkhean | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahakaim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waqan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wakangne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Watkhean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakkasin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahaykan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waitkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasdkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahdkhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waddkhan | 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
- 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 Waakaan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis