Wanchan Surname
Approximately 835 people bear this surname
Wanchan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 773 | 1:91,382 | 12,808 |
| Uganda | 56 | 1:697,130 | 35,026 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
Wanchan (4,077) may also be a first name.
Wanchan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanchan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanchan is found most in Thailand. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanchan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 416,572nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,727,600 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Wanchan are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Wanchan is also the 109,071st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 4,077 people.
Wanchan is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 91,382. In Thailand Wanchan is primarily found in: Nakhon Sawan Province, where 51 percent are found, Lamphun Province, where 14 percent are found and Samut Prakan Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Thailand it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, 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 Wanchan
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