Wayacan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Wayacan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayacan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

Wayacan Last Name Facts

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

Wayacan is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayacan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Wayacan is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Wayacan live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 2,066,086. In The Philippines Wayacan is primarily found in: Cagayan Valley, where 43 percent reside, Ilocos, where 22 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 22 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waycan921/
Bayacan8664/
Wayazan861/
Bayachan80120/
Vayachan805/
Bayaccan801/
Baycan774,700/
Waykan7724/
Vaycan7719/
Waysan773/
Waican772/
Bayucan71922/
Bajacan71395/
Waicang71316/
Bayazan71193/
Wiyakan71182/
Weychan71181/
Wayosan71112/
Waicane7169/
Wiyasan7116/
Wayisan7112/
Wayason7111/
Baychan7110/
Vaychan719/
Waysang717/
Bayocan715/
Vayacam713/
Viyacan713/
Waiakan713/
Huaycan712/
Waechan712/
Hwaycam711/
Waichan711/
Waysean711/
Wayakon711/
Waykane711/
Wayakam711/
Weazaan711/
Boyacan710/
Huaychan6777/
Huaycane6756/
Bayıkcan6742/
Wayakham6714/
Wahyuzan678/
Wayakhon674/
Vayajain672/
Wahaizan672/
Wayikane671/
Viyascan671/
Waichane671/
Wuyetcan671/
Buyaccan671/
Bayuccan671/
Bajaczan671/
Wajasain671/

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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 Wayacan
  • 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