Wajan Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Wajan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 114 | 1:1,160,081 | 82,627 |
| Pakistan | 96 | 1:1,860,874 | 18,465 |
| Afghanistan | 49 | 1:656,187 | 7,419 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Wajan (691) may also be a first name.
Wajan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wajan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wajan (Arabic: واجان, Oriya: ୱାଜନ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wajan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wajan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 814,680th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wajan reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 314,578th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 691 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 1,160,081. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Bali, where 37 percent are found, West Nusa Tenggara, where 27 percent are found and West Java, where 18 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 28 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wajan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wajan in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଜନ | wajana | 66.67 |
| ୱାଯାନ | wayana | 33.33 |
| Wajan in the Arabic language | ||
| واجان | wajan | - |
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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 Wajan
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