Weslan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Liberia

Weslan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weslan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Weslan (208) may also be a first name.

Weslan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weslan occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Weslan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weslan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weslan is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Weslan are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Weslan is also the 627,410th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 208 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Niger this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Honduras, where 17 percent live.

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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 Weslan
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