Wetchayan Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Wetchayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Wetchayan (76) may also be a first name.
Wetchayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetchayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wetchayan is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetchayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Wetchayan live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Tai-Asia. Wetchayan is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 76 people.
The last name Wetchayan is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,155,197. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Chonburi Province, where 24 percent reside, Krabi Province, where 24 percent reside and Bangkok, where 6 percent reside. Barring Thailand this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wechayan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Watchayan | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wejchayan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wetchayun | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wetchayon | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vetchayan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wetchayont | 84 | 5 | / |
| Wetchain | 82 | 18 | / |
| Vatchayan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Watchayun | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wicheyan | 71 | 18 | / |
| Wichajan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wichayun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bichayan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bechayon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wetchuen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wichaihan | 67 | 138 | / |
| Wichaiyon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Westhoyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weitchien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weytchuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitchean | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wetchayan
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