Wahen Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wahen (46) may also be a first name.

Wahen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahen (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻫﻦ) is found most in Indonesia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Wahen occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Wahen live; 82 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 46 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 4,898,118. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Maluku, where 56 percent are found, East Java, where 37 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Wahen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wahen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahien912/
Wahein911/
Weahen911/
Waen89116/
Wahenne8313/
Wohen80210/
Vahen8083/
Wahin8057/
Waeen8051/
Wehen8050/
Waene8032/
Waenn807/
Waein806/
Waend804/
Waent801/
Whaen801/
Beahen7376/
Waiyen7336/
Vaheng7331/
Waayen7315/
Weheen7312/
Bahean7311/
Wohend731/
Waegne731/
Waengk731/
Bahhen731/
Waesen731/
Waeain731/
Vauhen730/
Weehen730/
Woen67677/
Vaehsen6748/
Weun6736/
Vaen6726/
Waaijen6725/
Uaen677/
Wahinne672/
Waessen671/
Waijjen671/
Weahing671/
Uahengq671/
Hwaijen671/
Wheijen671/
Wohheng671/
Waheemh671/
Waijend670/

Wahen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻫﻦwahn-

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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 Wahen
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