Whian Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Whian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 45 | 1:97,967 | 7,863 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Whian (14) may also be a first name.
Whian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whian is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whian? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,876,555th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Whian reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Whian is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 97,967. In Liberia Whian is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 82 percent live and Montserrado County, where 18 percent live. Barring Liberia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 2 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
- 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 Whian
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