Wefan Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Wefan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Wefan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wefan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wefan occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wefan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Wefan are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Wefan is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Wefan is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Niger Wefan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and China, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weifan | 91 | 24 | / |
| Wetfan | 91 | 5 | / |
| Weyfan | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wefand | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weffang | 83 | 8 | / |
| Weifane | 83 | 3 | / |
| Weiffan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wafan | 80 | 33 | / |
| Wefon | 80 | 13 | / |
| Befan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vefan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wofan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wouefank | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weiffane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Witfan | 73 | 124 | / |
| Waifan | 73 | 41 | / |
| Wayfan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weffon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waafan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weufon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wifant | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woffan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wafain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Befain | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiffan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wechfaung | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waifane | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wayfane | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waifain | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouefang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Witfang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weyfoun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weaphan | 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 Wefan
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