Wahen Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Wahen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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 more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wahen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahen? popularity and diffusion
Wahen is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Wahen reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 82 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 46 people.
The surname Wahen is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 4,898,118. In Indonesia Wahen is most numerous in: Maluku, where 56 percent live, East Java, where 37 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Wahen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wahen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahien | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wahein | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weahen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waen | 89 | 116 | / |
| Wahenne | 83 | 13 | / |
| Wohen | 80 | 210 | / |
| Vahen | 80 | 83 | / |
| Wahin | 80 | 57 | / |
| Waeen | 80 | 51 | / |
| Wehen | 80 | 50 | / |
| Waene | 80 | 32 | / |
| Waenn | 80 | 7 | / |
| Waein | 80 | 6 | / |
| Waend | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waent | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whaen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beahen | 73 | 76 | / |
| Waiyen | 73 | 36 | / |
| Vaheng | 73 | 31 | / |
| Waayen | 73 | 15 | / |
| Weheen | 73 | 12 | / |
| Bahean | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wohend | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waegne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waengk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahhen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waesen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waeain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vauhen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weehen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woen | 67 | 677 | / |
| Vaehsen | 67 | 48 | / |
| Weun | 67 | 36 | / |
| Vaen | 67 | 26 | / |
| Waaijen | 67 | 25 | / |
| Uaen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wahinne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waessen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waijjen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weahing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uahengq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaijen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheijen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohheng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waheemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waijend | 67 | 0 | / |
Wahen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wahen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻫﻦ | wahn | - |
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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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