Wagiwan Surname
6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Wagiwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
Wagiwan (10) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagewan | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wasiwan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bagaiwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wadjiwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waziwaine | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bagivan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wazjwaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baghiban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaghivan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waziwoine | 63 | 40 | / |
| Waziweine | 63 | 3 | / |
| Wazewaine | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bashziwan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bagevan | 57 | 8 | / |
| Vacivan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vageban | 57 | 1 | / |
| Basgevan | 53 | 32 | / |
| Wosivane | 53 | 2 | / |
| Vajivand | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bazaiban | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vasaivan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bagewaan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wazewoine | 50 | 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 Wagiwan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis