Waikan Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Waikan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 281 | 1:251,382 | 42,688 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Waikan (16) may also be a first name.
Waikan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waikan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waikan is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waikan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Waikan is the 906,170th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Waikan reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 251,382. In Thailand Waikan is most prevalent in: Sa Kaeo Province, where 48 percent live, Phang Nga Province, where 22 percent live and Samut Prakan Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Thailand it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 1 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 Waikan
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