Waen Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Waen (3,832) may also be a first name.

Waen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Waen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Waen is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Waen is primarily found in Asia, where 45 percent of Waen reside; 31 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 31 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 113,483rd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 3,832 people.

Waen is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 2,495,268. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 57 percent are found and Papua, where 43 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found and Taiwan, where 11 percent are found.

Waen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Waen surname declined 65 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waen Last Name Statistics demography

Waen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahen8933/
Waene8932/
Waenn897/
Waend894/
Waent891/
Whaen891/
Wen864,840,436/
Waiyen8036/
Waayen8015/
Wahien802/
Waengk801/
Wahein801/
Waesen801/
Weahen801/
Waegne801/
Wien754,064/
Wenn752,782/
Wehn751,196/
Woen75677/
Ween75448/
Wuen7557/
Weun7536/
Vaen7526/
Hwen7517/
Uaen757/
Wwen753/
Vwen752/
Waaijen7325/
Wahenne7313/
Hwaijen731/
Waessen731/
Waijjen731/
Waijend730/
Uaene676,798/
Wn67770/
Wiehn67600/
Weenk67339/
Wøien67210/
Wohen67210/
Wenne67185/
Wentt67120/
Vahen6783/
Wahin6757/
Wengg6730/
Wenng6722/
Hvaen6716/
Wuenn6713/
Vaene6713/
Baehn6710/
Hween677/
Woene677/
Wendd673/
Huaen673/
Wentd673/
Wehng672/
Vaent672/
Wuain672/
Wennt671/
Wooen671/
Wemng671/
Wemnt671/
Weain671/
Wuaijene671/
Wágen671/
Ba'en671/
Wennk671/
Weehn671/
Beaen670/
Wuent670/
Woenk670/
Woenn670/
Vaaen670/

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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 Waen
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