Weifan Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Weifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China21:683,660,78330,601
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Weifan (34,119) may also be a first name.

Weifan Last Name Facts

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

Weifan occurs in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weifan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Weifan occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Weifan live; 75 percent live in East Asia and 75 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Weifan is also the 25,213th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 34,119 people.

This last name is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,465,297. In Taiwan Weifan is most numerous in: Taoyuan City, where 44 percent are found, Kaohsiung City, where 19 percent are found and Taichung City, where 19 percent are found. Beside Taiwan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent are found and China, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weifane923/
Weiffan921/
Wefan9112/
Weiffane861/
Witfan83124/
Waifan8341/
Wetfan835/
Weyfan832/
Wifant831/
Wefand831/
Wiffan830/
Waifane7723/
Weufang7712/
Weffang778/
Waifain773/
Witfang772/
Wuyifan771/
Wafan7333/
Bifan7327/
Wefon7313/
Vifan739/
Befan734/
Vefan732/
Wittfang717/
Wayifane713/
Wouefank711/
Wiphan67277/
Wifong67112/
Wifoin6722/
Baifan679/
Wechfaung674/
Wayfan674/
Vipfan673/
Weffon672/
Waifon672/
Vifane671/
Befain671/
Viffan671/
Beifon671/
Wafain671/
Wafane671/
Woujifane671/
Biffan671/
Waafan671/
Vitfan671/
Weufon671/
Huifan671/

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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 Weifan
  • 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