Wongkaen Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Wongkaen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wongkaen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1721:410,68872,080
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559

Wongkaen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wongkaen is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wongkaen? popularity and diffusion

Wongkaen is the 1,300,225th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wongkaen are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The last name Wongkaen is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 410,688. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 70 percent are found, Nong Khai Province, where 20 percent are found and Bangkok, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Thailand this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Wongkaen
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