Waisen Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Waisen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 100 | 1:81,537 | 10,792 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Waisen (32) may also be a first name.
Waisen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waisen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waisen is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waisen? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,628,521st most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Waisen live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 81 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 32 people.
The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 81,537. In Papua New Guinea Waisen is most common in: West Sepik, where 83 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 17 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Waisen exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 1 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
- 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 Waisen
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