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

The last name Wanwan occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanwan is the 725,073rd most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. Wanwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Wanwan reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 31,535th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 25,485 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is borne by 309 people, or 1 in 228,603. In Thailand Wanwan is most frequent in: Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where 23 percent reside, Samut Prakan Province, where 21 percent reside and Bangkok, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Thailand Wanwan occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs 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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