Boon Wah Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Boon Wah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
Boon Wah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boon Wah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boon Wah occurs more in Singapore more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Boon Wah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boon Wah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Boon Wah is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Boon Wah live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia.
The last name Boon Wah is most numerous in Singapore, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 262,272. Apart from Singapore this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 9 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
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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
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