Wongek Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Wongek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 221 | 1:319,631 | 55,074 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
Wongek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wongek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wongek is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wongek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 975,866th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Wongek live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Tai-Asia.
The last name is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 319,631. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where 43 percent live, Kanchanaburi Province, where 35 percent live and Bangkok, where 15 percent live. Not including Thailand Wongek is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wongiek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wongeke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Woyngek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangek | 83 | 266 | / |
| Wonsek | 83 | 15 | / |
| Woncek | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wonjek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wonseke | 77 | 6 | / |
| Wonseuk | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wangeke | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boungek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woncheck | 71 | 29 | / |
| Woinzeck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wonschek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boungeck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wanzek | 67 | 864 | / |
| Wonsik | 67 | 331 | / |
| Wanjek | 67 | 287 | / |
| Wancek | 67 | 128 | / |
| Bonzek | 67 | 72 | / |
| Wansek | 67 | 26 | / |
| Woncik | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wonzik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vonsek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bungek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wonsig | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bonšek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wangjk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonsek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonjig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonseikeh | 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
- 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 Wongek
- 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