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 surname Wanakan (Arabic: واناكان) occurs most in Niger. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wanakan.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanakan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wanakan is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Wanakan live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger Wanakan is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Niger Wanakan occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 38 percent are found.
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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