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 last name Wetchayan is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetchayan? popularity and diffusion
Wetchayan is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Wetchayan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Wetchayan reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Wetchayan is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used first name globally, held by 76 people.
The surname Wetchayan is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,155,197. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Chonburi Province, where 24 percent reside, Krabi Province, where 24 percent reside and Bangkok, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Thailand this surname is found in one country. It also occurs 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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