Wanwai Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanwai (27) may also be a first name.

Wanwai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanwai is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanwai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Wanwai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Wanwai live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 61 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,616,235. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Songkhla Province, where 52 percent are found, Pathum Thani Province, where 15 percent are found and Phang Nga Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Thailand Wanwai occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and China, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanwi91101/
Wanwa9195/
Wonwai83358/
Wamwai8313/
Wanway836/
Wanwei833/
Wanvai832/
Wanwah832/
Wanhwa831/
Waunwa831/
Hwanwi831/
Wanwua831/
Wamwayi7791/
Wanbayi7721/
Wanwaja776/
Wannwit771/
Weanwat771/
Wonwayi771/
Weanway771/
Vanwait770/
Wanwe73173/
Wamwa73146/
Wanua73117/
Wanvi7335/
Wonwa7335/
Wanui7310/
Wonwi734/
Wanva733/
Vanwi732/
Wamwi731/
Banwaieh711/
Wahainwa711/
Wamwea672,310/
Vanwie67945/
Wanwet67610/
Vanway67220/
Wanwou6743/
Vanbai6728/
Banbai6713/
Vanvai679/
Wannui678/
Bainwi677/
Wanvit676/
Wonwea676/
Vanwei675/
Wanhui675/
Wamwas674/
Wonway674/
Wanhua674/
Baunwa674/
Wonvai674/
Wanwey673/
Uhanwa673/
Vanwad672/
Banway671/
Wonwhi671/
Weanwy671/
Wanwee671/
Baanwi671/
Wamwah671/
Vanwah671/
Wannba671/
Bainwa671/
Wanhwe671/
Bannwi671/
Waynua671/
Wounwa671/
Wohnwahyi671/
Banvai671/
Wamwii671/
Banwah671/
Beanwa671/
Wonwie670/
Vanwij670/
Vanwis670/

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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 Wanwai
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