Fawang Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Fawang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fawang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Fawang (11,434) may also be a first name.

Fawang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fawang is found most in Thailand. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fawang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Fawang reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 55,969th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 11,434 people.

The last name Fawang is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand Fawang is most prevalent in: Bangkok, where 50 percent live and Pathum Thani Province, where 50 percent live. Barring Thailand this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and China, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahwang922/
Fowang8394/
Favang8315/
Fabang8311/
Fewang832/
Phawang77615/
Fayuang779/
Fahwong773/
Faiwong773/
Feiwang772/
Fawoung771/
Feuwang771/
Phawaing711/
Fhaiwong711/
Fevang67650/
Fobang67462/
Fabong67145/
Fowong6732/
Faveng6712/
Foweng671/
Vavang671/

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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 Fawang
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