Watchara Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Watchara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Watchara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2301:307,12352,935
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Watchara (16,774) may also be a first name.

Watchara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Watchara is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Watchara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,044,719th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Watchara reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 42,946th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 16,774 people.

This surname is most common in Thailand, where it is borne by 230 people, or 1 in 307,123. In Thailand Watchara is mostly concentrated in: Sakon Nakhon Province, where 53 percent reside, Songkhla Province, where 16 percent reside and Bangkok, where 10 percent reside. Besides Thailand this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Watchara
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