Waban Surname
Approximately 572 people bear this surname
Waban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 548 | 1:184,741 | 29,618 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Waban (38) may also be a first name.
Waban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waban (Arabic: وبان, Marathi: वबन, Oriya: ୱାବନ) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waban? popularity and diffusion
It is the 556,360th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 12,740,465 people. The surname Waban occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Waban are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Waban is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 38 people.
The last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 184,741. In The Philippines it is most common in: Northern Mindanao, where 75 percent live, Central Visayas, where 6 percent live and Mimaropa, where 3 percent live. Outside of The Philippines it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Waban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Waban has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waban surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waban in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାବନ | wabana | - |
| Waban in the Marathi language | ||
| वबन | vabana | - |
| Waban in the Arabic language | ||
| وبان | wban | - |
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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 Waban
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