Yangwan Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Yangwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yangwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
China21:683,660,78330,601

Yangwan (1,861) may also be a first name.

Yangwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yangwan is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yangwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,312,869th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Yangwan are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Yangwan is also the 176,522nd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 1,861 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,502,944. In Thailand Yangwan is most frequent in: Samut Sakhon Province, where 47 percent live, Nonthaburi Province, where 26 percent live and Kanchanaburi Province, where 9 percent live. Besides Thailand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Yangwan
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