Wetkan Surname

279,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Wetkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1,3861:50,9666,014
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wetkan Last Name Facts

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

Wetkan is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 279,018th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,257,970 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wetkan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The last name is most common in Thailand, where it is carried by 1,386 people, or 1 in 50,966. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Kamphaeng Phet Province, where 13 percent are found, Sisaket Province, where 11 percent are found and Phitsanulok Province, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wetkon83366/
Wetkam833/
Witkan832/
Betkan831/
Wetcan830/
Wetkham7747/
Weitkam7716/
Wedkhan771/
Vethkan771/
Whitkan771/
Wetkasem716/
Wetkosin711/
Weedkhan711/
Watkhean711/
Waitkane711/
Witkam67399/
Watkon67154/
Vitkan6748/
Wheedkhan6719/
Witkon679/
Betcan673/
Wotkon673/
Hweedkhan672/
Witcan672/
Wetkom671/
Westcanth671/
Waheedkan671/
Betkon671/

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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 Wetkan
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