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) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wahen is the 3,432,070th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Wahen are found; 82 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 46 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 4,898,118. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Maluku, where 56 percent are found, East Java, where 37 percent are found and East Nusa Tenggara, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found 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 number of people bearing the Wahen last name 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
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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 Wahen
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