Pakawan Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Nepal

Pakawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Nepal401:712,0245,177
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Pakawan (1,785) may also be a first name.

Pakawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pakawan is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakawan? popularity and diffusion

Pakawan is the 1,860,621st most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Pakawan live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Tai-Asia. Pakawan is also the 181,069th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 1,785 people.

The last name Pakawan is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,308,118. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Bangkok, where 46 percent are found, Songkhla Province, where 13 percent are found and Chiang Mai Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Thailand it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

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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
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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 Pakawan
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