Walakan Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Walakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
Walakan (11) may also be a first name.
Walakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Walakan is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Walakan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Walakan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Walakan are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 11 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Walakan is mostly concentrated in: Turkana County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 47 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walakhan | 93 | 29 | / |
| Walaikan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Walyakan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wualakan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Walatkhan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waslakhan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Valakan | 86 | 23 | / |
| Walakon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Walokan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Walakohn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Walakone | 80 | 2 | / |
| Valaikan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Walakong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Valakane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Balakhanh | 75 | 29 | / |
| Valadkhan | 75 | 8 | / |
| Balakhaan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bolakan | 71 | 89 | / |
| Wolokan | 71 | 75 | / |
| Balacan | 71 | 71 | / |
| Walokon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bahllakhan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Welekan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Valacan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Velakan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valakasing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wailaikham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valakon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wallecan | 67 | 173 | / |
| Hualacan | 67 | 170 | / |
| Balaican | 67 | 123 | / |
| Valakone | 67 | 29 | / |
| Balokhan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Valekhan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Valacand | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bailakon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wallacon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balaqean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ballacan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ballokan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wollokan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balahcan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhelakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balacann | 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 Walakan
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