Waigan Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Waigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Waigan (15) may also be a first name.
Waigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waigan occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waigan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Waigan is the 3,373,373rd most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Waigan occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Waigan are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: National Capital District, where 42 percent are found, Madang, where 33 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Waigan
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