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 is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanchai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 58,639th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 845,815 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wanchai reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 7,374th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 141,995 people.
The surname Wanchai is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 8,604 people, or 1 in 8,210. In Thailand Wanchai is most numerous 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. Besides Thailand this last name exists 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
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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 Wanchai
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