Wowan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Wowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wowan (122) may also be a first name.

Wowan Last Name Facts

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

Wowan is found most in Thailand. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wowan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wowan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Wowan occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Wowan are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 844,248th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 122 people.

This surname is most numerous in Thailand, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 8,829,793. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Mukdahan Province, where 50 percent reside and Udon Thani Province, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Thailand this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wowane916/
Woowan915/
Wowang913/
Hwowan911/
Wouwan911/
Wawan808,042/
Wowon80122/
Vowan8026/
Wuwan8019/
Wewan8012/
Wawane73146/
Vowane7335/
Wauwan7317/
Wahwan7315/
Wawanh7311/
Wuwane738/
Weewan733/
Woyuan732/
Huowan732/
Wojban731/
Hwuwan731/
Woewon731/
Bowuan731/
Wooban731/
Woiban731/
Waewan731/
Bowann731/
Buowan731/
Wawwan731/
Whuwan731/
Bowwan731/
Bowain730/
Woowong6721/
Wehwean6711/
Waswand672/
Wowwong671/
Waswanh671/
Boojwan671/
Wosuang671/
Whawane671/
Vhowhan671/
Wasswan671/
Vowayne671/

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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 Wowan
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