Wanglai Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Wanglai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanglai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan2781:84,334851
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Wanglai (5,381) may also be a first name.

Wanglai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wanglai is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wanglai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanglai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 928,396th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name Wanglai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wanglai reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 91,825th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 5,381 people.

Wanglai is most common in Taiwan, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 84,334. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Taichung City, where 34 percent are found, Kaohsiung City, where 11 percent are found and Tainan City, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Taiwan this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangli922,271/
Wangla92298/
Wonglai86129/
Wanglei8650/
Wanglae8646/
Wanglie8624/
Banglai8613/
Wanglha864/
Wanglad863/
Wanglah862/
Wanglay862/
Huanglai80531/
Wajnglas8049/
Hwanglap802/
Wanglaeh801/
Wanglois801/
Wanglaye801/
Hwanglae801/
Wongla778,325/
Bangla777,094/
Wongli77823/
Bangli77428/
Wangle77109/
Vangli7774/
Vangla7719/
Wangly774/
Wangehela7511/
Wainglass755/
Huangli711,971/
Banglay71402/
Wonglae71145/
Wongloi71113/
Wanglee7185/
Vanglap7137/
Bangloi7132/
Banglaa7111/
Vanglis719/
Vanglad716/
Wangley715/
Wonglat714/
Wanglou712/
Wangleh712/
Bonglai712/
Wonglit712/
Wonglas712/
Wonglah712/
Wonglad712/
Huangla712/
Banglea712/
Wangled711/
Wonglha711/
Woungla711/
Vwangle711/
Banghla711/
Wonglau711/
Wongloa711/
Whangle710/
Vangelli6722/
Vanglish6717/
Weinglas6710/
Wongloha6710/
Huanglei677/
Vanglist674/
Vangilla673/
Hwanglee672/
Wonghlga671/
Wangilly671/
Wanglles671/
Vangeeli671/
Vangella671/
Vangilli671/
Vanglass671/
Waingloe671/
Wanglest671/
Vainglas671/
Bangilla671/
Bangelli671/
Vangleis671/
Vanglhei671/

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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 Wanglai
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