Wantchekon Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Wantchekon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 98 | 1:105,465 | 11,876 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Wantchekon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wantchekon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wantchekon is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wantchekon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,817,111th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wantchekon reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Wantchekon is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 105,465. In Benin Wantchekon is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 58 percent live, Plateau Department, where 17 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 13 percent live. Barring Benin Wantchekon is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanchekon | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wouantchekon | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wantchecon | 90 | 34 | / |
| Wanitchakon | 86 | 915 | / |
| Wanchecon | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wanitchakhon | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wantchikan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wanitchakan | 76 | 59 | / |
| Winitchakon | 76 | 45 | / |
| Wanitchakun | 76 | 29 | / |
| Wanitchikan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wanitchaikun | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wanitchagoon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanitchayakun | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wintchiken | 70 | 1 | / |
| Winitchakun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Winitchakan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Winitchaikun | 64 | 247 | / |
| Wonwetchaikun | 61 | 7 | / |
| Wenitchayakun | 61 | 1 | / |
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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 Wantchekon
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