Wongchaiya Surname
Approximately 3,010 people bear this surname
Wongchaiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 3,001 | 1:23,538 | 2,127 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wongchaiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wongchaiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wongchaiya is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wongchaiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wongchaiya is the 147,166th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,421,112 people. The surname Wongchaiya occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wongchaiya are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Tai-Asia.
It is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 3,001 people, or 1 in 23,538. In Thailand Wongchaiya is primarily concentrated in: Nong Bua Lamphu Province, where 16 percent reside, Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 15 percent reside and Phayao Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Thailand it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wongchaiyaj | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wangchaiya | 90 | 78 | / |
| Vongchaiya | 90 | 7 | / |
| Wongchaiyo | 90 | 4 | / |
| Whangchaiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wongsaiya | 84 | 4 | / |
| Wongjaiya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wongchouay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wongchio | 78 | 173 | / |
| Wongchao | 78 | 5 | / |
| Waghaiya | 78 | 2 | / |
| Wongchia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wongchuea | 74 | 290 | / |
| Bonghayao | 74 | 16 | / |
| Wongjaija | 74 | 5 | / |
| Vongsaiya | 74 | 5 | / |
| Vongxaiya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Banghaiya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bonghya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongsaijai | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wongsiha | 67 | 373 | / |
| Wongkhao | 67 | 169 | / |
| Wangchao | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wangchia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Baghaiya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wongkhio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waghayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangchea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wongchaiya
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