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 held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanakan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Wanakan 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 widely held first name worldwide It is held by 20 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Niger this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs 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
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- 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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