Waissan Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Waissan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 103 | 1:186,330 | 6,455 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Waïssan (2) are calculated separately.
Waissan (14) may also be a first name.
Waissan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waissan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waissan is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Waïssan. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waissan? popularity and diffusion
Waissan is the 1,806,862nd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Waissan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Waissan is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 186,330. In Niger Waissan is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 63 percent live, Agadez Region, where 22 percent live and Maradi Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Niger Waissan is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, 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 Waissan
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