Wan Surname
Approximately 3,087,347 people bear this surname
Wan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2,688,696 | 1:509 | 86 |
| Malaysia | 235,819 | 1:125 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 60,720 | 1:121 | 34 |
| Singapore | 18,818 | 1:293 | 47 |
| South Sudan | 18,495 | 1:617 | 126 |
| Taiwan | 11,435 | 1:2,050 | 92 |
| United States | 8,434 | 1:42,976 | 5,266 |
| Thailand | 7,308 | 1:9,666 | 535 |
| Myanmar | 5,205 | 1:9,978 | 292 |
| Indonesia | 3,866 | 1:34,208 | 4,007 |
| Macau | 3,628 | 1:166 | 42 |
| England | 3,336 | 1:16,702 | 2,421 |
| Canada | 3,204 | 1:11,500 | 1,719 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,005 | 1:4,067 | 221 |
| Australia | 1,867 | 1:14,459 | 2,048 |
| Egypt | 1,434 | 1:64,111 | 6,013 |
| Pakistan | 1,369 | 1:130,492 | 3,731 |
| Vietnam | 1,045 | 1:88,657 | 677 |
| India | 945 | 1:811,709 | 36,302 |
| Mauritius | 805 | 1:1,607 | 224 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Kenya | 649 | 1:71,155 | 6,724 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| France | 548 | 1:121,209 | 18,347 |
| Brazil | 511 | 1:418,932 | 15,910 |
| United Arab Emirates | 500 | 1:18,325 | 2,169 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Brunei | 354 | 1:1,183 | 238 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Netherlands | 270 | 1:62,545 | 10,749 |
| New Zealand | 260 | 1:17,417 | 3,051 |
| Scotland | 250 | 1:21,415 | 2,472 |
| Jamaica | 229 | 1:12,533 | 1,266 |
| Germany | 218 | 1:369,291 | 35,132 |
| Japan | 217 | 1:589,144 | 15,718 |
| French Polynesia | 215 | 1:1,306 | 195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Nigeria | 197 | 1:899,202 | 39,032 |
| Spain | 163 | 1:286,822 | 17,546 |
| Cameroon | 154 | 1:134,864 | 15,121 |
| Peru | 153 | 1:207,739 | 9,436 |
| Mexico | 122 | 1:1,017,428 | 13,258 |
| Panama | 108 | 1:36,225 | 1,986 |
| Ireland | 94 | 1:50,095 | 3,633 |
| Qatar | 90 | 1:26,200 | 2,820 |
| Philippines | 88 | 1:1,150,434 | 92,307 |
| Sweden | 80 | 1:123,084 | 8,745 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Poland | 77 | 1:493,620 | 48,553 |
| Russia | 70 | 1:2,058,901 | 127,116 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:50,730 | 4,716 |
| Mauritania | 58 | 1:70,601 | 4,804 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Ecuador | 50 | 1:318,117 | 9,154 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 38 | 1:607,138 | 17,958 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Italy | 32 | 1:1,911,146 | 87,725 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| South Korea | 30 | 1:1,708,009 | 419 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 274 | 1:183,280 | 16,270 |
Wan (439,741) may also be a first name.
Wan Demographics
Average Wan Salary in
United States
$50,957 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wan (Arabic: وان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻥ, Hindi: वान, Oriya: ୱାନ) occurs in China more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wan.
How Common Is The Last Name Wan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 172nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,360 people. The surname Wan is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wan reside; 90 percent reside in East Asia and 90 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Wan is also the 2,327th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 439,741 people.
This last name is most common in China, where it is borne by 2,688,696 people, or 1 in 509. Not including China Wan exists in 141 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 8 percent live and Hong Kong, where 2 percent live.
Wan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wan surname increased 3,078 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 20,850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wan surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Wan surname are 14.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.81% registered with the party.
The amount Wan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 91.71% less than the national average, earning €2,488 per year; in Norway they earn 11.97% less than the national average, earning 304,637 kr per year; in Peru they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,435 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning R 254,520 per year; in United States they earn 18.1% more than the national average, earning $50,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.04% more than the national average, earning $58,647 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wan in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାନ | wana | 95.05 |
| ୱାନ୍ | wan | 2.25 |
| ୱନ | wana | 2.25 |
| Wan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻥ | wan | 94.74 |
| ﻭﻥ | wn | 5.26 |
| Wan in the Hindi language | ||
| वान | vana | 44.44 |
| वन | vana | 44.44 |
| वाण् | van | 11.11 |
| Wan in the Arabic language | ||
| وان | wan | - |
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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 Wan
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