Wahwan Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Wahwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wahwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wahwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wahwan is most common in Liberia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wahwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wahwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Wahwan live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 314,895. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 93 percent are found and Lofa County, where 7 percent are found. Other than Liberia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawan | 91 | 8,042 | / |
| Wawane | 83 | 146 | / |
| Waiwan | 83 | 117 | / |
| Wahwon | 83 | 21 | / |
| Wauwan | 83 | 17 | / |
| Wawanh | 83 | 11 | / |
| Wawuan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wawwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waewan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waywan | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wawuang | 77 | 37 | / |
| Wehwean | 77 | 11 | / |
| Vashwan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waiwain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waswand | 77 | 2 | / |
| Waswanh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waywand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wasswan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wawaine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whawane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahwain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Washuan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wawon | 73 | 154 | / |
| Wavan | 73 | 21 | / |
| Vawan | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wowan | 73 | 14 | / |
| Uawan | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wewan | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wawam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiswain | 71 | 7 | / |
| Wajswajn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wahaboun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bahaywan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahavong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bawaan | 67 | 572 | / |
| Babhan | 67 | 77 | / |
| Weawon | 67 | 58 | / |
| Uawang | 67 | 26 | / |
| Vavhan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Huewan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wabayn | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vawane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Uabhan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Weiwan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waaban | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wowane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woowan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waiwon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bavhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bawahn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wowang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weewan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huawan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huowan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vahvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwowan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwawon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaiwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wabaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uauhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whawon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wawein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehwon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wavann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vabhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawhan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wahwan
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