Waniam Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Waniam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Waniam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waniam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waniam occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Waniam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Waniam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Waniam live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Tai-Asia.
Waniam is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,858,904. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Samut Songkhram Province, where 61 percent live, Bangkok, where 18 percent live and Chonburi Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanjiam | 92 | 4 | / |
| Waniame | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wanham | 83 | 162 | / |
| Wanjam | 83 | 49 | / |
| Wanian | 83 | 32 | / |
| Wanyam | 83 | 31 | / |
| Baniam | 83 | 10 | / |
| Woniam | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wagnam | 83 | 3 | / |
| Vaniam | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bainiam | 77 | 1,381 | / |
| Wongiam | 77 | 738 | / |
| Waniane | 77 | 296 | / |
| Wanjian | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vanijam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wannian | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bauniam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wanniom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waanyam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wangnam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baniham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huaniam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanijan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wagnian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vwanian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Watgnam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waniaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanjame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwanham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanjeam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wanjham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wainham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waynham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waneham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wongniam | 71 | 859 | / |
| Huangiam | 71 | 243 | / |
| Wahanian | 71 | 17 | / |
| Watniang | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wagniane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wangnian | 71 | 2 | / |
| Woonniam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanjautm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wainiang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wainheim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waingian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whanhian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangneam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Banian | 67 | 865 | / |
| Vanjam | 67 | 802 | / |
| Vanham | 67 | 757 | / |
| Wanhom | 67 | 444 | / |
| Vanian | 67 | 247 | / |
| Wanyan | 67 | 181 | / |
| Wonham | 67 | 114 | / |
| Banyam | 67 | 79 | / |
| Vanyam | 67 | 61 | / |
| Wanjan | 67 | 61 | / |
| Wagnan | 67 | 54 | / |
| Wonian | 67 | 31 | / |
| Boniam | 67 | 24 | / |
| Banjam | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wanion | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wanhan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wonyam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waanniang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vagnam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wenjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wagnom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veniam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahnniang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangeheim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanjom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaniom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weniom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamjam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baniom | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waniam
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