Walatan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Walatan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walatan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Walatan (25) may also be a first name.

Walatan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Walatan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Walatan is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walatan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walatan is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Walatan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used forename on earth, held by 25 people.

The surname Walatan is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Walatan is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.

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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 Walatan
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