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) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Waban.
How Common Is The Last Name Waban? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 556,360th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. The surname Waban is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Waban live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Waban is also the 1,662,754th most common forename at a global level, borne by 38 people.
It is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 184,741. In The Philippines Waban 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 this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Waban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Waban has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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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