Wanakan Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wanakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Wanakan (20) may also be a first name.
Wanakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanakan (Arabic: واناكان) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanakan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanakan is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Wanakan live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Chadic Africa. Wanakan is also the 2,446,817th most common forename at a global level, borne by 20 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger it is most frequent in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Niger it occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 38 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wannakan | 93 | 153 | / |
| Wanakhan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Wannakhan | 88 | 77 | / |
| Wannakean | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wannakang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wanakon | 86 | 4 | / |
| Vanakan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wannakkhan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wannakasin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wannakam | 80 | 93 | / |
| Wannakon | 80 | 32 | / |
| Wonakhan | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wanakham | 80 | 8 | / |
| Vannakan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Vanakhan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wanakoon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vanakain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanakong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wainakhon | 75 | 385 | / |
| Wannakham | 75 | 350 | / |
| Watnakham | 75 | 150 | / |
| Vhanakane | 75 | 80 | / |
| Vanakhane | 75 | 31 | / |
| Wannakong | 75 | 30 | / |
| Wannakoon | 75 | 24 | / |
| Vanakhann | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wannakhon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wanakasem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vanhaskan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Watnakhachen | 74 | 4 | / |
| Watnakosin | 71 | 86 | / |
| Watnakhong | 71 | 67 | / |
| Vanekan | 71 | 33 | / |
| Banakon | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wannakasem | 71 | 13 | / |
| Wongnakhan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vhanakhand | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wanecan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Banacan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vonakan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vhanakhane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wannahkham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanocan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Venakan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vannakhanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wotnakon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wangnaikoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanoukon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bannakon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannakom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wannacam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanakong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bounakan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanacand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vanaukon | 67 | 0 | / |
Wanakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wanakan in the Arabic language | ||
| واناكان | wanakan | - |
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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 Wanakan
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