Walajan Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Walajan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 349 | 1:92,129 | 2,477 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Walajan (86) may also be a first name.
Walajan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walajan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walajan is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Walajan.
How Common Is The Last Name Walajan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walajan is the 772,238th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Walajan live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Walajan is also the 1,032,266th most common first name at a global level, held by 86 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 349 people, or 1 in 92,129. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Nangarhar, where 72 percent reside, Kabul, where 13 percent reside and Laghman, where 7 percent reside. Besides Afghanistan Walajan occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 5 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Walajan
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