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 is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wation? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Wation occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Wation reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Wation is primarily found in: Odisha, where 100 percent reside. Aside from India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Wation Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wation has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wation surname decreased 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
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