Wanican Surname

111,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wanican Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanican Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,1211:9,4731,602
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Wanican (38) may also be a first name.

Wanican Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wanican Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wanican is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanican? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanican is the 111,969th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,759,427 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanican reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,121 people, or 1 in 9,473. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 42 percent reside, Zombo District, where 36 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Uganda Wanican is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanichan931,416/
Wannican931/
Wanickan931/
Wanicane931/
Wanichsan886/
Wanecan862/
Wanikan861/
Wanicon861/
Wanitchang82876/
Wanitsan80696/
Wanichon8046/
Wanikane8022/
Vuanican806/
Vanhican801/
Bannican800/
Wainikang7519/
Wanichson752/
Vanichsan751/
Woynichan750/
Wanikon71192/
Vanicam7130/
Vanitchang7110/
Bonican710/
Wainikon67120/
Wanikone6720/
Vanecand674/
Vanecian674/
Bojnican673/
Vanitzan673/
Vaneecan673/
Bonichan671/
Wanikoun671/
Vanicson671/

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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 Wanican
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