Wation Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wation Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wation Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wation (15) may also be a first name.

Wation Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wation occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wation? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Wation is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Wation are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 15 people.

Wation is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Wation is most common in: Odisha, where 100 percent reside. Outside of India Wation is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Wation Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wation has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wation surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wathion92113/
Wastion924/
Wattion920/
Wauthion86265/
Wathiong8651/
Washtion863/
Wataihon861/
Bation837,288/
Vation8348/
Watian8315/
Wateon831/
Waithiong801/
Baytion7755/
Battion7748/
Vaution7730/
Bathion7720/
Vastion777/
Watijan774/
Wateyon772/
Wostion771/
Watiang771/
Watyong771/
Weition771/
Wattian770/
Wetihoun7117/
Whateyon714/
Hwatyong711/
Huationg711/
Weitiong711/
Wouthion711/
Woostion710/
Batian67406/
Votion67296/
Botion67160/
Vatian6722/
Bateon6712/
Wotyon6711/
Batjon672/
Batyon672/
Uotion671/
Wotian671/
Vateon671/
Watiam671/
Watean671/
Wotjon671/
Watjan671/

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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 Wation
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis