Wiwan Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Wiwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 89 | 1:793,689 | 128,670 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wiwan (623) may also be a first name.
Wiwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiwan occurs most in Thailand. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. Wiwan is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wiwan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Wiwan is also the 333,939th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 623 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 793,689. In Thailand Wiwan is most numerous in: Chiang Mai Province, where 37 percent live, Surat Thani Province, where 20 percent live and Bangkok, where 10 percent live. Aside from Thailand this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiwan | 91 | 117 | / |
| Wiwane | 91 | 31 | / |
| Weiwan | 91 | 8 | / |
| Wiwain | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waiwain | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weiwean | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uiwan | 80 | 39 | / |
| Wuwan | 80 | 19 | / |
| Wewan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wivan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Viwan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Whiowhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whiswant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wewane | 73 | 10 | / |
| Waiwon | 73 | 4 | / |
| Huiwan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weewan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Viwane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwuwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaiwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whuwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woiban | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vijwan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wewant | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waywan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weisswang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weijuan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wehwean | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weihuan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wisuang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weiwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viswank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waywand | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wiwan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis