Linguistic Archaeology: Thai family names

Thai family names

1. Adireksarn
2. Bhirombhakdi
3. Boonjumnong
4. Boonyasak
5. Buathong
6. Bulakul
7. Bunnag
8. Chatborirak
9. Chearavanont
10. Chidchob
11. Chirathivat
12. Chitragani
13. Choonhavan
14. Dangda
15. Devakula
16. Juangroongruangkit
17. Jutanugarn
18. Kaikaew
19. Kanjanapas
20. Khunpluem
21. Kraikupt
22. Krairiksh
23. Kumkhum
24. Lamsam
25. Maleenont
26. Nantasri
27. Ratanakorn
28. Ratanapol
29. Ratanarak
30. Ratanarat
31. Rattakul
32. Sawangsri
33. Shinawatra
34. Silpa-archa
35. Sirivadhanabhakdi
36. Sreshthaputra
37. Srichaphan
38. Srisawat
39. Sthirasuta
40. Tancharoen
41. Thavisin
42. Theppawong
43. Thienthong
44. Thongchai
45. Tularak
46. Udomsilp
47. Ungphakorn
48. Vejjajiva
49. Vongkusolkit
50. Vongvanij
51. Wanglee
52. Wattanasin
53. Wattanavekin
54. Yoovidhya

Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
47 87%    13 24%   28 51%  21 38%      17 31%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
9   16%     10 18%   7 12%      0   0%       15 26%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
23 40%    6 10%      21 36%   12 21%     7    12%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
34 59%    10 17%    0    0%     27 47%     18 31%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
28 49%   11 19%    8   14%     0    0%       2      3%

Z      %
0   0%




Popularity of use
87% A:
59% N, A:
51% I, N, A:
49% T, I, N, A:
47% R, T, I, N, A: Ratanarat,
40% H, R, T, I, N, A:
38% O, H, R, T, I, N, A:
36% K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Krairiksh, Ratanakorn, Ratanarak,
31% S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Sthirasuta, Nantasri,
26% G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A:
24% E, G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Thienthong,
21% L, E, G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Rattakul, Tularak,
19% V, L, E, G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Thavisin, Vongkusolkit,
18% C, V, L, E, G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Tancharoen, Thongchai, Chearavanont, Chirathivat, Chitragani, Choonhavan,
17% P, C, V, L, E, G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Silpa-archa, Sreshthaputra, Srichaphan, Ungphakorn, Kraikupt, Ratanapol,
16% B, P, C, V, L, E, G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Buathong, Bulakul, Bunnag, Chatborirak,
14% W, B, P, C, V, L, E, G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Sawangsri, Shinawatra, Srisawat, Theppawong, Wanglee, Wattanasin, Wattanavekin, Kaikaew,
12% M, D, W, B, P, C, V, L, E, G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Sirivadhanabhakdi, Udomsilp, Dangda, Devakula, Chidchob, Adireksarn, Bhirombhakdi, Khunpluem, Kumkhum, Lamsam, Maleenont,
10% J, M, D, W, B, P, C, V, L, E, G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Vejjajiva, Vongvanij, Juangroongruangkit, Jutanugarn, Kanjanapas, Boonjumnong,
3% Y, J, M, D, W, B, P, C, V, L, E, G, S, U, K, O, H, R, T, I, N, A: Boonyasak, Yoovidhya,
0% Z, X, Q, F

Conclusion: A-N linguistic group. Bandgaps 40% - 38% and again at 26%. With a return at 24% rising to a peak at 12% before declining down to 3%.