Walisan Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Walisan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walisan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517

Walisan (15) may also be a first name.

Walisan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walisan is found most in The Philippines. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walisan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walisan is the 2,372,517th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Walisan reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 15 people.

Walisan is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 1,745,487. In The Philippines it is most common in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 98 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 2 percent live. Besides The Philippines it exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

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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 Walisan
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