Wuyen Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wuyen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wuyen (203) may also be a first name.
Wuyen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wuyen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wuyen is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuyen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Wuyen is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Wuyen reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 635,584th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 203 people.
The surname Wuyen is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Wuyen is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 50 percent live and Nasarawa, where 50 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 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 Wuyen
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