Wanwan Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Wanwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3091:228,60338,549
Ivory Coast331:699,12819,606
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
China71:195,331,65210,124
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Wanwan (25,485) may also be a first name.

Wanwan Last Name Facts

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

Wanwan has its highest incidence in Thailand. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wanwan is the 725,073rd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. Wanwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Wanwan live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 31,535th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 25,485 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 228,603. In Thailand Wanwan is mostly found in: Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where 23 percent reside, Samut Prakan Province, where 21 percent reside and Bangkok, where 16 percent reside. Other than Thailand this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanwhan921/
Wanwean921/
Wanhwan921/
Wanhwang867/
Wanweang864/
Wanwhang862/
Wonwan83735/
Wanwon8354/
Wanvan832/
Wanuan832/
Uanwan831/
Wachinwan8071/
Wanhwanng801/
Wannuan77114/
Huanwan7756/
Wanhuan7734/
Wanuang7734/
Uanwane777/
Uanwang776/
Vanwang772/
Waynuan771/
Banwuan771/
Wanbain771/
Woonwan771/
Vanwant770/
Vanwane770/
Wangnuan71113/
Hwanwong7121/
Weanwong719/
Vanwayne719/
Hwannuan712/
Whanwong712/
Wamnuang711/
Wanwoing711/
Wanweing711/
Wanvahan711/
Wainwong711/
Whannuan711/
Bahanwan711/
Wainbain711/
Wanmbann711/
Uanwanne711/
Vanwangh710/
Banban671,820/
Banuan67548/
Wasinwong6779/
Vanvan6758/
Vanwassen6720/
Wonwon6716/
Wanuam676/
Wanvam674/
Woinwanne671/
Vanwaasen671/
Banvan671/

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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 Wanwan
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