Weisan Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Weisan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Weisan (4,061) may also be a first name.
Weisan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weisan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weisan (Oriya: େୱଇସନ୍) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Weisan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weisan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,580,327th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Weisan occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Weisan live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 109,342nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 4,061 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea Weisan is most frequent in: West Sepik, where 83 percent live and East Sepik, where 17 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weisan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weisan in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱଇସନ୍ | ewa'isan | - |
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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 Weisan
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