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 last name Wahun is most common in Nepal. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 763,307th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wahun live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 40 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nepal, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 82,793. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Janakpur, where 31 percent reside, Bheri, where 28 percent reside and Narayani, where 18 percent reside. Barring Nepal this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
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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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