Wyw Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Wyw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wyw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Wyw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wyw is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Wyw is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Wyw live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Tai-Asia.

The last name Wyw is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 7,848,705. In Thailand Wyw is most prevalent in: Bangkok, where 44 percent reside, Chiang Rai Province, where 11 percent reside and Pattani Province, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Thailand this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayw863/
Weyw862/
Wyow862/
Woyw861/
Wuyw861/
Wysw861/
Wywf861/
Wyhw861/
Wew67114/
Wjw6734/
Wiw6722/
Byw674/
Vyw673/
Wyb673/
Wyv672/
Wyf672/

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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 Wyw
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