Wanchai Surname
Approximately 8,616 people bear this surname
Wanchai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 8,604 | 1:8,210 | 393 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Wanchai (141,995) may also be a first name.
Wanchai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanchai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanchai occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanchai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 58,639th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 845,815 people. Wanchai occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wanchai reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Wanchai is also the 7,374th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 141,995 people.
It is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 8,604 people, or 1 in 8,210. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Khon Kaen Province, where 8 percent are found, Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 7 percent are found and Kalasin Province, where 7 percent are found. Other than Thailand this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wanchai
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