Wayfan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wayfan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wayfan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayfan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wayfan is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wayfan.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayfan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wayfan is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Wayfan live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname Wayfan is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Wayfan is primarily concentrated in: Agadez Region, where 67 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 33 percent reside. Not including Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayfane | 92 | 12 | / |
| Wafan | 91 | 33 | / |
| Wayifane | 86 | 3 | / |
| Waifan | 83 | 41 | / |
| Weyfan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waafan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wafane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wafain | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wayoufane | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wafaing | 77 | 27 | / |
| Waifane | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wachfan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Washfan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Waifain | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wuyifan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vafan | 73 | 94 | / |
| Bafan | 73 | 61 | / |
| Wafon | 73 | 29 | / |
| Wefan | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wafam | 73 | 3 | / |
| Witfan | 67 | 124 | / |
| Weifan | 67 | 24 | / |
| Waphan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Baffan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Baifan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Watfon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wetfan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wasfon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wyfong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waifon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wifant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wefand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasfam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wafham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiffan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wayfan
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