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

The last name Waiwan is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waiwan? popularity and diffusion

Waiwan is the 1,683,218th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It is predominantly found 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 common first name globally It is held by 36 people.

The surname Waiwan is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 713,519. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 87 percent live, Bangkok, where 4 percent live and Ratchaburi Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Thailand Waiwan is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

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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