Warakan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Warakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Warakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Warakan (97) may also be a first name.

Warakan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Warakan (Arabic: واركان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺭﻛﺎﻥ) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warakan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Warakan are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 64 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Warakan is also the 962,660th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 97 people.

This surname is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 7,848,705. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Bangkok, where 44 percent live, Sakon Nakhon Province, where 44 percent live and Surat Thani Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Thailand this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 29 percent live and Mauritania, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Warakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Warakan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺭﻛﺎﻥwrkan-
Warakan in the Arabic language
واركانwarkan-
وراكنwrakn-

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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
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