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
Wan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 most in China. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wan? popularity and diffusion
Wan is the 172nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,360 people. Wan is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wan live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Wan is also the 2,327th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 439,741 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in China, where it is borne by 2,688,696 people, or 1 in 509. Apart from China this last name occurs in 141 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 2 percent reside.
Wan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,078 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 20,850 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Wan last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Wan last name are 14.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.81% being 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
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- 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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