Wankun Surname

236,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Wankun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wankun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1,6681:42,3494,733
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wankun (15,156) may also be a first name.

Wankun Last Name Facts

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

Wankun occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wankun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 236,399th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,286,792 people. The surname Wankun is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Wankun live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 46,067th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 15,156 people.

It is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is carried by 1,668 people, or 1 in 42,349. In Thailand Wankun is most prevalent in: Udon Thani Province, where 14 percent are found, Buriram Province, where 12 percent are found and Tak Province, where 12 percent are found. Other than Thailand this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Wankun Last Name Statistics demography

Wankun earn somewhat more than the average income. In Peru they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wankhun92129/
Wangkun9280/
Wankoun922/
Wankung921/
Wangkhun8622/
Wonkun831,228/
Wankon83116/
Vankun836/
Bankun831/
Wachinkun806/
Wongkun77511/
Wankhon77229/
Wonkhun7796/
Wangkon7790/
Wancung7722/
Vankoun7715/
Wankoum7714/
Wankhum779/
Wangcun776/
Wonkeun771/
Vankhun771/
Wamkune771/
Weankum771/
Whankum771/
Hwankum771/
Wongkhun71483/
Weangkum717/
Wangkoon714/
Huangkun713/
Wongkoun712/
Waingkum711/
Whankhon711/
Whonkgun711/
Woonkhun711/
Vankusen710/
Uamkun6745/
Vankon679/
Vankum675/
Wongkhung675/
Vancun674/
Whancheun674/
Wonkon674/
Uankum674/
Bonkun673/
Wongkeung673/
Whongkhun671/
Weangkhum671/
Wongkheun671/
Wangcheun671/
Vankeuten671/
Vonkun671/
Uahcinkun671/
Bancun670/
Vankausen670/

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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 Wankun
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