Wai Chun Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Wai Chun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wai Chun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Wai Chun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wai Chun occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wai Chun.

How Common Is The Last Name Wai Chun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wai Chun is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Wai Chun reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Wai Chun is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 75 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent are found and Brazil, where 22 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Wai Chun
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