Wekanan Surname
6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger
Wekanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wekanane | 93 | 9 | / |
| Wokanan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wakanan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wekenan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vekanan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waykanan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wokannan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wikanang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bekanain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beckhanan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vakanan | 71 | 54 | / |
| Wekenon | 71 | 27 | / |
| Wokanon | 71 | 12 | / |
| Wikanon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wakenan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vikanan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vakannan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uecanhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckanon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakeinan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Becannan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bekkanoun | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vaecannan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bickhanan | 63 | 0 | / |
| Vecanasing | 59 | 11 | / |
| Beckhannon | 59 | 1 | / |
| Becanon | 57 | 5 | / |
| Vakenan | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bjcanan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uikanon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Uikhenan | 53 | 31 | / |
| Becannon | 53 | 27 | / |
| Baicanan | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bickhanon | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Wekanan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis