Wågan Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wågan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wågan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1281:40,1745,714
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Wågan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wågan is most common in Norway. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wågan? popularity and diffusion

Wågan is the 1,581,912th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wågan are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 40,174. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Central Norway, where 66 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 20 percent reside and Western Norway, where 8 percent reside. Barring Norway it is found in one country. It is also found in Panama, where 1 percent reside.

Wågan Last Name Statistics demography

Wågan earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning 282,341 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wgan892/
Vågan80160/
Wan753,087,347/
Vågane7386/
Wgandt731/
Wyngan730/
Wane6728,687/
Wain6711,253/
Wann6710,093/
Whan671,922/
Wahn67904/
Hwan67817/
Wean67638/
Waun67623/
Wuan67343/
Wayn67204/
Bgan67187/
Waan67169/
Wajn6788/
Wanh6766/
Vwan6719/
Wamn673/
Fgan672/
Wanq672/
Weengan671/
Vgan671/
Wgam671/
Wenggan671/
Wenghan671/
Wwan671/
Winngan671/

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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 Wågan
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