Waganan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Waganan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waganan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waganan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waganan is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Waganan.
How Common Is The Last Name Waganan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Waganan is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Waganan are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Waganan is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 67 percent live and Alibori Department, where 33 percent live. Not including Benin Waganan is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauganan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Wagangan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wagannan | 93 | 0 | / |
| Waggainan | 88 | 0 | / |
| Vaganan | 86 | 61 | / |
| Baganan | 86 | 33 | / |
| Waganam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Waganon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wagenan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Vaganang | 80 | 23 | / |
| Vaghanan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wanganon | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vaganane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wagenann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vagangan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bagaunan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waegenan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bagaynan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baiganan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangganon | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wangannon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongganan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongannan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whonganan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vaghanain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baughanan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vaganam | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bagonan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wagonon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Baganon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bagañan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangganoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vonganan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wonganon | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bogannan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Beyganan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wagenhan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vaghanam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waganeim | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waganan
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