Wakalan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wakalan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Wakalan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wakalan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wakalan is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wakalan.
How Common Is The Last Name Wakalan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Wakalan is mostly found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Wakalan live; 60 percent live in Oceania Islands and 60 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 67 percent are found and West Sepik, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 40 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakalane | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wakelan | 86 | 141 | / |
| Vakalan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wacalan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bakalyan | 80 | 358 | / |
| Wakeelan | 80 | 81 | / |
| Bakalhan | 80 | 38 | / |
| Bakalain | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bahkalan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakkalian | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bakkalhan | 75 | 28 | / |
| Vakkalank | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bakhalyan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Baukailan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahkalian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bacalan | 71 | 1,370 | / |
| Waqalam | 71 | 214 | / |
| Baqalan | 71 | 38 | / |
| Bokalan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bakolan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vakelan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacallan | 67 | 721 | / |
| Bacaylan | 67 | 125 | / |
| Bacalian | 67 | 101 | / |
| Vakelean | 67 | 36 | / |
| Baqalean | 67 | 22 | / |
| Waqeelan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wokkalam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bacalhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bacalean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vatcalan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baqalian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakolean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakaalam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakhalam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacailan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukalan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakkalon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waqelaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baqalyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacalaan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wakalan
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