Wangchan Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Wangchan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 92 | 1:767,808 | 125,203 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Wangchan (873) may also be a first name.
Wangchan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangchan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangchan is found most in Thailand. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangchan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wangchan is the 1,666,404th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Wangchan is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Wangchan are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Wangchan is also the 275,336th most common first name globally, borne by 873 people.
It is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 767,808. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Trang Province, where 47 percent are found, Bangkok, where 29 percent are found and Chiang Mai Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Thailand this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wangchan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis