Wangkhem Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Thailand

Wangkhem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangkhem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1821:4,214,645112,328
Thailand821:861,443136,584
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Wangkhem (5,592) may also be a first name.

Wangkhem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wangkhem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wangkhem (Bengali: ওয়াংখেম, Hindi: वांगखेम) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangkhem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 966,131st most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname Wangkhem occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wangkhem are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 89,586th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 5,592 people.

Wangkhem is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 4,214,645. In India Wangkhem is most prevalent in: Manipur, where 74 percent reside, Karnataka, where 5 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside. Not including India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 30 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangkem9343/
Hwangkem881/
Wongkhem881/
Whangkem881/
Bangkhem881/
Wankem869/
Wangcheam821/
Wainkem80560/
Wongkem804/
Vankhem801/
Wanchem801/
Wongkeam755/
Wainnkem752/
Wongkeim751/
Hwangkim751/
Wankim711/
Weinkem671/
Wanchim671/
Wongkim671/
Vongkem671/
Wainkim671/
Vankeam671/
Hwankim671/
Wongchim6340/
Weinkeim6319/
Boonkhem6312/
Wajnkajm639/
Wajnkaim634/
Wongkaim631/
Wongjeam631/
Wongkiom631/
Bonkem5723/
Vankim5721/
Wonkim572/
Bonnkem53229/
Woonkim5338/
Vanquem5315/
Vankuim533/
Boonkem532/
Huankim532/
Wonkyom531/
Vanchim531/
Huongkim501/
Beanquem501/

Wangkhem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wangkhem in the Bengali language
ওয়াংখেমoyankhema-
Wangkhem in the Hindi language
वांगखेमvangakhema-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wangkhem
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