Pakchan Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pakchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pakchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Pakchan Last Name Facts

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

Pakchan is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pakchan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Pakchan reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

It is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,722,886. In Thailand Pakchan is most common in: Ranong Province, where 85 percent live, Bangkok, where 10 percent live and Nong Khai Province, where 2 percent live. Besides Thailand Pakchan exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phakchan939/
Pakchand931/
Pakcan92109/
Pakchon8638/
Pokchan867/
Pekchan864/
Pakkhan863/
Packhan863/
Pheakchean821/
Pakchong806/
Pookchan802/
Paugchan801/
Pakhkhan801/
Phakkhan801/
Pockchan801/
Pacjan7711/
Pakzan778/
Paccan776/
Pagcan771/
Pookchand751/
Phaekchon751/
Phakjan711/
Pacchon711/
Pagcaan711/
Phakchom675/
Peackham670/
Phoekchon6357/
Pokjan621/
Paccon621/
Pagcon620/
Pookjan572/
Paccion571/
Pactson571/
Paccson571/
Paccein570/
Pockham570/
Paccione531,891/
Phokkhon534/
Pookjean531/

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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 Pakchan
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