Wongken Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Wongken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
Wongken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wongken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wongken is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wongken? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Wongken reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 87 percent reside in Tai-Asia.
The surname Wongken is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,616,235. In Thailand Wongken is most numerous in: Bangkok, where 59 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 15 percent reside and Udon Thani Province, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Thailand this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wongkaen | 93 | 174 | / |
| Wongkuen | 93 | 3 | / |
| Whongken | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wonken | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wongkem | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wongkin | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wonkeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wangken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wonkeun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wounkeng | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wongquen | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wongkink | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woonkuen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vonken | 77 | 452 | / |
| Wanken | 77 | 249 | / |
| Womken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wonkin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wongcheen | 75 | 42 | / |
| Voncken | 71 | 1,845 | / |
| Wankaen | 71 | 30 | / |
| Boonken | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vonkeng | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bongkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongkim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vongkem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wannken | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vangken | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wangchen | 67 | 4,194 | / |
| Wongchin | 67 | 1,460 | / |
| Wankenne | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bouncken | 67 | 11 | / |
| Woumkeng | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bonkn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwangkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whangkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonkoehn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangcehn | 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 Wongken
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