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
Wefan has its highest incidence in Niger. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wefan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly 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 widespread in Niger, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Wefan is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and China, where 8 percent are found.
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
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- 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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