Waisak Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Waisak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Waisak (166) may also be a first name.
Waisak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waisak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waisak (Hindi: वािसक) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waisak? popularity and diffusion
Waisak is the 2,273,756th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Waisak are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Waisak is also the 710,504th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 166 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 1,217,902. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Udon Thani Province, where 86 percent live, Roi Et Province, where 7 percent live and Samut Sakhon Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Thailand this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waisak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waisak in the Hindi language | ||
| वािसक | vaisaka | - |
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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 Waisak
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