Pafang Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pafang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pafang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

Pafang Last Name Facts

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

Pafang occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pafang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Pafang live; 81 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Tai-Asia.

It is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 1,261,399. In Thailand Pafang is most prevalent in: Phayao Province, where 64 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 30 percent are found and Bangkok, where 2 percent are found. Besides Thailand it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pafaing9210/
Pasfang928/
Patfang921/
Peafang921/
Paifang921/
Pafan913/
Phatfang861/
Pafong8341/
Pasfan831/
Phafan831/
Pafane831/
Phafane77392/
Patfong7712/
Phafong778/
Peifang776/
Peasfan772/
Phofang771/
Phafand771/
Pathfan771/
Peafant771/
Pafagne771/
Pafoung771/
Pafon739/
Pofan736/
Phatfong714/
Phaphang714/
Phadfong711/
Podfeang711/
Pofangue711/
Pofane67278/
Paphan67247/
Pofaan6712/
Poffan6711/
Pofand6711/
Pofong673/
Phatphang671/
Peyfan671/
Paffon671/
Pawfon671/
Poofan671/

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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 Pafang
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