Whan is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whan
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Whan

How popular is Whan?

Whan is ranked 187447 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Whans plummeted by 6.19266 per cent to 409 since 2000 and slipped by 4877 spots and ranked at 50960. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.95 89.22
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.91 6.88
Hispanic or Latino 3.42 1.61
Whan is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Northern Ireland. Around 1878 people have been found who wears Whan as their family name. Whan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,031 South Korea8
823,980 India6
14,054 China3
119,730 Brazil3
9,185 Hong Kong2
19,046 Ireland2
53,033 Nigeria1
62,864 New Zealand1
810,193 Indonesia1
25,721 Egypt1
172,258 Germany1
18,969 Wales1
2,613 The Bahamas1
5,553 Taiwan1
56,169 Mexico1
6,688 Malawi1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,050 Singapore18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,794 Thailand56
Countries with hundreds of Whan:
46,865 United States575
6,961 Australia414
12,417 Canada309
26,770 England177
11,447 Malaysia152
1,763 Northern Ireland143
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Whan Namesakes

  • William Taylor Whan, Botanist
  • Suzanne Whang, Television actor
  • Leigh Whannell, Screenwriter
  • Nancy Whang, Singer
  • Suzanne Whang, Television actor
  • Tory Whanau, Film producer
  • Nancy Whang, Singer
  • William Taylor Whan, Botanist

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