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 last name Wanican is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanican? popularity and diffusion

Wanican is the 111,969th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,759,427 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanican are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Wanican is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,121 people, or 1 in 9,473. In Uganda Wanican is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 42 percent live, Zombo District, where 36 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent live. Besides Uganda Wanican is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

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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