Waiwan Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Waiwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waiwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand991:713,519117,929
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Waiwan (36) may also be a first name.

Waiwan Last Name Facts

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

Waiwan is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Waiwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Waiwan live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name internationally, held by 36 people.

The last name Waiwan is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 713,519. In Thailand Waiwan is most numerous in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 87 percent reside, Bangkok, where 4 percent reside and Ratchaburi Province, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Thailand this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiwain922/
Wawan918,042/
Wiwan91134/
Waiswain867/
Wawane83146/
Wiwane8331/
Wauwan8317/
Wahwan8315/
Wawanh8311/
Weiwan838/
Wawuan835/
Waiwon834/
Wawwan831/
Vaiwan831/
Waywan830/
Wahiawang801/
Wijawan7752/
Wawuang7737/
Wajawan7712/
Wiyawan779/
Wayuwan773/
Waswand772/
Waswanh771/
Whawane771/
Weiwean771/
Wasswan771/
Waywand771/
Wawon73154/
Uiwan7339/
Wavan7321/
Vawan7316/
Uawan7313/
Wewan7312/
Wivan736/
Viwan734/
Wawam731/
Wayawane7111/
Hwaawang713/
Wajswajn712/
Whiswant711/
Whiowhan711/
Bawaan67572/
Weawon6758/
Uawang6726/
Wahwon6721/
Wabayn6721/
Baiban6717/
Vaivan6716/
Wewane6710/
Vawane679/
Waaban677/
Huiwan673/
Weewan673/
Huawan672/
Baivan672/
Wewant671/
Wiwain671/
Wabaun671/
Weisswang671/
Vijwan671/
Vewain671/
Whawon671/
Wawein671/
Waavan671/
Wavann671/
Waiwom671/
Wouwan671/
Woiban671/
Waivon671/
Hwawon671/
Viwane671/
Wavein670/

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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 Waiwan
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