Volavong Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Laos

Volavong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volavong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Laos41:1,647,081888

Volavong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volavong is found most in Thailand. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volavong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volavong is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Volavong are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The last name is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,909,144. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Samut Prakan Province, where 49 percent live, Pathum Thani Province, where 30 percent live and Bangkok, where 16 percent live. Aside from Thailand this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Laos, where 9 percent live.

Volavong Last Name Statistics demography

Volavong earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.31% less than the national average, earning $16,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valavong885/
Bolavong884/
Boulavong821/
Boutlavong781/
Bulavong757/
Volavanh752/
Phalavong7114/
Builavong7112/
Vollavanh716/
Bollabong711/
Boulawong711/
Valavan67618/
Bolabon67134/
Bolavan6724/
Wolabon671/
Phatlavong671/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volavong
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