Whein Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Whein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 36 | 1:122,459 | 9,313 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Whein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whein occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whein? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Whein are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 122,459. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 50 percent reside, Grand Bassa County, where 19 percent reside and Rivercess County, where 17 percent reside. Besides Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Whein
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