Pahun Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Pahun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 209 | 1:39,013 | 4,711 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Pahun (969) may also be a first name.
Pahun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pahun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pahun (Hindi: पाहुन, Oriya: ପହୁଁ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pahun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 912,827th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Pahun reside; 72 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 72 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Pahun is also the 259,003rd most frequently held given name in the world, held by 969 people.
The surname Pahun is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 39,013. In Papua New Guinea Pahun is primarily found in: Manus, where 81 percent reside, East New Britain, where 4 percent reside and Morobe, where 4 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pahun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pahun in the Oriya language | ||
| ପହୁଁ | pahum | - |
| Pahun in the Hindi language | ||
| पाहुन | pahuna | 88.89 |
| पाहुना | pahuna | 5.56 |
| पाहूण | pahuna | 5.56 |
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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 Pahun
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