Wangkhem Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Wangkhem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 182 | 1:4,214,645 | 112,328 |
| Thailand | 82 | 1:861,443 | 136,584 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
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 last name Wangkhem (Bengali: ওয়াংখেম, Hindi: वांगखेम) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wangkhem.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangkhem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wangkhem is the 966,131st most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname Wangkhem occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wangkhem live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 89,586th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 5,592 people.
The surname Wangkhem is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 4,214,645. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Manipur, where 74 percent reside, Karnataka, where 5 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 30 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangkem | 93 | 43 | / |
| Hwangkem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wongkhem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whangkem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bangkhem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wankem | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wangcheam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wainkem | 80 | 560 | / |
| Wongkem | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vankhem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wanchem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wongkeam | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wainnkem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wongkeim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwangkim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wankim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weinkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanchim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongkim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vongkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wainkim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vankeam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwankim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wongchim | 63 | 40 | / |
| Weinkeim | 63 | 19 | / |
| Boonkhem | 63 | 12 | / |
| Wajnkajm | 63 | 9 | / |
| Wajnkaim | 63 | 4 | / |
| Wongkaim | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wongjeam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wongkiom | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bonkem | 57 | 23 | / |
| Vankim | 57 | 21 | / |
| Wonkim | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bonnkem | 53 | 229 | / |
| Woonkim | 53 | 38 | / |
| Vanquem | 53 | 15 | / |
| Vankuim | 53 | 3 | / |
| Boonkem | 53 | 2 | / |
| Huankim | 53 | 2 | / |
| Wonkyom | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vanchim | 53 | 1 | / |
| Huongkim | 50 | 1 | / |
| Beanquem | 50 | 1 | / |
Wangkhem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wangkhem in the Bengali language | ||
| ওয়াংখেম | oyankhema | - |
| Wangkhem in the Hindi language | ||
| वांगखेम | vangakhema | - |
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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 Wangkhem
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