Wahun Surname
Approximately 374 people bear this surname
Wahun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 344 | 1:82,793 | 1,923 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
Wahun (40) may also be a first name.
Wahun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wahun is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 763,307th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Wahun live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Wahun is also the 1,614,485th most common first name worldwide, borne by 40 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Nepal, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 82,793. In Nepal Wahun is mostly found in: Janakpur, where 31 percent live, Bheri, where 28 percent live and Narayani, where 18 percent live. Not including Nepal Wahun occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
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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 Wahun
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