Waglan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Waglan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waglan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Waglan (22) may also be a first name.

Waglan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waglan is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waglan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Waglan are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Waglan is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 22 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 100 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Waglan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waglan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Waglan surname decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagland92786/
Waglane9254/
Waglhan921/
Waiglang861/
Whagland860/
Baglan831,150/
Waglam831/
Weglan830/
Woglan830/
Baghlan77148/
Vagland7714/
Vauglan775/
Baglain774/
Vajglan773/
Vanglan772/
Wogland771/
Baglaan771/
Vaiglan771/
Baglann771/
Vaghlan771/
Weiglan770/
Waglein770/
Vaagland71169/
Vanglahn7176/
Huanglan7167/
Baghlyan7120/
Bagillan7111/
Weigland715/
Vaïglang714/
Waiglein714/
Wonglean712/
Huagland712/
Vaiglang711/
Baghlain711/
Wanglhon711/
Weiglain710/
Wougland710/
Boglan671/
Weiglamne671/
Woglam671/
Vaglam671/
Vanglahan671/
Woglon671/
Voglan670/
Weyglandt670/
Waglom670/
Weighland670/

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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 Waglan
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