Waplan Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Waplan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waplan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Waplan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waplan is found most in Sweden. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waplan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Waplan reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden Waplan is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 53 percent live, Jämtland County, where 37 percent live and Västerbotten County, where 11 percent live. Barring Sweden this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waplang9227/
Waplane9211/
Watplang8644/
Wapplane861/
Wahplang861/
Baplan833/
Wahphlang80154/
Bauplan772/
Waplong771/
Weeplian7119/
Waploune711/
Vaplon67109/
Baplon673/
Boplan671/
Veauplaunt632/
Boplian624/
Bouplan621/
Baplion621/
Woplong621/
Weplion621/
Vassplassen596/
Vapillon57216/
Bouplean572/
Bohplian571/
Boplon501/

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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 Waplan
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