Wirigan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wirigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wirigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wirigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wirigan is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wirigan.
How Common Is The Last Name Wirigan? popularity and diffusion
Wirigan is the 8,968,613th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Wirigan live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirigang | 93 | 29 | / |
| Wirigain | 93 | 1 | / |
| Birigan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Birigain | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wirigoun | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wirigoune | 75 | 20 | / |
| Berigan | 71 | 431 | / |
| Verigan | 71 | 167 | / |
| Viregan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Weregan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berrigan | 67 | 2,041 | / |
| Werzegan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vetrigan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wirigoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Werigoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verșigan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Birjghan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beerigan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Würrighausen | 63 | 2 | / |
| Weareagain | 59 | 1 | / |
| Beregan | 57 | 189 | / |
| Veregan | 57 | 12 | / |
| Verigon | 57 | 4 | / |
| Berigàn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Beregain | 53 | 1 | / |
| Wiregoum | 53 | 1 | / |
| Weregong | 53 | 1 | / |
| Berrygan | 53 | 0 | / |
| Verhegan | 53 | 0 | / |
| Beeregan | 53 | 0 | / |
| Berregan | 53 | 0 | / |
| Verheagan | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bereghean | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Wirigan
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