Yamwong Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Yamwong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamwong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand821:861,443136,584
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697

Yamwong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yamwong occurs most in Thailand. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamwong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Yamwong are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

This surname is most frequent in Thailand, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 861,443. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Bangkok, where 40 percent are found, Pathum Thani Province, where 13 percent are found and Chiang Mai Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Thailand Yamwong is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamwongs931/
Yamwon921/
Yambong86110/
Jamwong8626/
Iamwong8619/
Yamvong8613/
Eamwong868/
Jeamwong8011/
Jiamwong806/
Yamwhang801/
Yambon77183/
Yamwan77178/
Yomwon772/
Jeamwongs751/
Yonwong71425/
Janwong71314/
Yanwang71170/
Jomwong71134/
Yambang7192/
Yambung7157/
Yamuang7146/
Yombong7136/
Jambong7135/
Iamwang7129/
Yamboon714/
Yambonn711/
Joomwong6731/
Yammuang676/
Jeambong673/
Yiamuang672/
Jeamwang671/
Jamboong671/
Yonhwong671/
Jhomwong671/
Yanmbang671/
Hiambong671/
Jaambong671/
Jiamwang671/

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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 Yamwong
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