Wagan Surname
Approximately 7,940 people bear this surname
Wagan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5,016 | 1:35,615 | 1,659 |
| Philippines | 2,174 | 1:46,568 | 7,528 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Indonesia | 183 | 1:722,673 | 55,771 |
| Poland | 117 | 1:324,861 | 37,737 |
| United States | 98 | 1:3,698,561 | 204,970 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Wagan (112) may also be a first name.
Wagan Demographics
Wagan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wagan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wagan (Hindi: वागन, Marathi: वागन) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 63,132nd most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 917,827 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Wagan are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 885,979th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 112 people.
The surname Wagan is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 5,016 people, or 1 in 35,615. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 100 percent live, Punjab, where 0 percent live and Balochistan, where 0 percent live. Excluding Pakistan Wagan occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 27 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.
Wagan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wagan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wagan surname rose 338 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wagan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wagan last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wagan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $56,944 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wagan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wagan in the Hindi language | ||
| वागन | vagana | - |
| Wagan in the Marathi language | ||
| वागन | vagana | - |
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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 Wagan
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