Wongsam Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Belize

Wongsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wongsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2321:304,47652,504
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Jamaica381:75,5253,602
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Belize51:71,0952,977

Wongsam (22) may also be a first name.

Wongsam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wongsam occurs most in Thailand. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wongsam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 769,129th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Wongsam are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Wongsam is also the 2,301,746th most widespread forename in the world, held by 22 people.

Wongsam is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 304,476. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Chiang Rai Province, where 33 percent live, Lamphun Province, where 24 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Thailand Wongsam occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Jamaica, where 10 percent live.

Wongsam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wongsam last name are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wongsam earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.18% more than the national average, earning $69,114 USD per year.

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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 Wongsam
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