San Wai Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
San Wai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
San Wai (17) may also be a first name.
San Wai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name San Wai Come From? nationality or country of origin
San Wai is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name San Wai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of San Wai live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. San Wai is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name at a global level It is held by 17 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent live, Perak, where 33 percent live and Sabah, where 33 percent live. Besides Malaysia San Wai is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 17 percent live and Jamaica, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Wa | 92 | 1 | / |
| San Wei | 86 | 15 | / |
| San Wah | 86 | 2 | / |
| San Hwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| San-Wai | 86 | 1 | / |
| San Bai | 86 | 1 | / |
| San Ba | 77 | 6 | / |
| San-Wa | 77 | 1 | / |
| San Wer | 71 | 4 | / |
| San Wee | 71 | 2 | / |
| San Uis | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Hua | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Uae | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Vaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Vay | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Hui | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Huat | 67 | 2 | / |
| San-Bi | 62 | 4,402 | / |
| San Ve | 62 | 15 | / |
| San By | 62 | 1 | / |
| San Oue | 57 | 2 | / |
| San Bee | 57 | 1 | / |
| San Boye | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 San Wai
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