Kungwan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Kungwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kungwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kungwan (59) may also be a first name.

Kungwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kungwan has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kungwan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kungwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Kungwan live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Tai-Asia. Kungwan is also the 1,282,666th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 59 people.

The last name is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,210,834. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Songkhla Province, where 32 percent reside, Bangkok, where 18 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Thailand it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Kungwan
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