Wattan Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Wattan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 137 | 1:515,608 | 89,652 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Pakistan | 54 | 1:3,308,220 | 25,711 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Wattan (2,462) may also be a first name.
Wattan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wattan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wattan is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wattan.
How Common Is The Last Name Wattan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 770,644th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Wattan reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 149,051st most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 2,462 people.
This last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 515,608. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Nakhon Pathom Province, where 38 percent reside, Phatthalung Province, where 34 percent reside and Songkhla Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Thailand it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 33 percent reside and Pakistan, where 15 percent reside.
Wattan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wattan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Wattan
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