Wachan Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Wachan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Wachan (54) may also be a first name.
Wachan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wachan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wachan (Hindi: वचन, Marathi: वचन) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wachan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,106,139th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Wachan is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Wachan reside; 30 percent reside in Central Africa and 30 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wachan is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 54 people.
Wachan is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 865,378. In Cameroon Wachan is most common in: Northwest Region, where 96 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent are found and France, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wachan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wachan in the Hindi language | ||
| वचन | vacana | 83.33 |
| वाच्हन | vac'hana | 16.67 |
| Wachan in the Marathi language | ||
| वचन | vacana | 75 |
| वाचन | vacana | 25 |
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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 Wachan
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