Weshan Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Weshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 77 | 1:997,176 | 46,104 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Weshan (34) may also be a first name.
Weshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weshan occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weshan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,943,350th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Weshan live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Weshan is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 34 people.
The surname Weshan is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 997,176. In Iran it is most numerous in: Khuzestan Province, where 34 percent live, Mazandaran Province, where 22 percent live and Tehran Province, where 19 percent live. Aside from Iran it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Weshan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Weshan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Weshan last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Weshan
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