Panchen Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Panchen Surname Definition:

From Paunchin; a location name in Devon Orfrom the Swedish, Panchéen; from the French, Panquin; a personal name.

Panchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan4561:51,414569
Thailand711:994,906151,495
England291:1,921,31276,208
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
China91:151,924,6187,954
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France51:13,284,544357,392
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013

Panchen (16) may also be a first name.

Panchen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Paunchin; a location name in Devon Orfrom the Swedish, Panchéen; from the French, Panquin; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Panchen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Panchen (Marathi: पंच, Russian: Панчен) is found in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Panchen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Panchen is the 533,524th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The last name Panchen occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Panchen are found; 77 percent are found in East Asia and 77 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Panchen is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 16 people.

Panchen is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 51,414. In Taiwan Panchen is most common in: Pingtung County, where 23 percent live, Kaohsiung City, where 21 percent live and Tainan City, where 9 percent live. Aside from Taiwan Panchen occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 12 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Panchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Panchen has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Panchen last name fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Panchen Last Name Statistics demography

Panchen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pangchen9316/
Panschen933/
Panchenk931/
Panchetn931/
Panchein931/
Pancheng931/
Pancheun931/
Pancen9265/
Panchesin887/
Panchisen887/
Phancheun881/
Pancheang881/
Panchin861,050/
Panceng8653/
Panchyn8653/
Pancken8635/
Panchem868/
Penchen865/
Panchín862/
Ponchen861/
Panchne861/
Panshen861/
Pancent861/
Pancien861/
Panchenová822/
Phanchin80320/
Panchina80314/
Panchyna80154/
Panschin8051/
Panching8020/
Ponchene809/
Pancheam807/
Panchine805/
Poonchen801/
Penchean801/
Pantchin801/
Phankhen801/
Pongchen801/
Panchain801/
Panken77305/
Pancin77198/
Pansen77135/
Pangen7755/
Panzen777/
Poncen776/
Panjen776/
Phanchina75115/
Panchisin7598/
Phangchin7533/
Pongcheen759/
Panchuhyn754/
Panchaing754/
Peanching754/
Panschina753/
Panchysyn752/
Phongchen751/
Paenchain751/
Panshin714,977/
Panchyshyn713,410/
Panchim71580/
Phansen71366/
Panshyn71315/
Pansaen71291/
Panzhin71200/
Ponchin71124/
Pamhene71100/
Panjeen7196/
Phachensin7195/
Panseng7169/
Paunzen7140/
Pankaen7135/
Pangeng7130/
Phanken7127/
Ponceng7119/
Pancing7114/
Phachensen718/
Pancina717/
Phachensim716/
Penchin715/
Ponshen715/
Panscin715/
Panzhyn715/
Pankhin714/
Pacheenkin714/
Pangend714/
Panngen714/
Penchyn714/
Panchuhyna713/
Panchishyn712/
Panjeng712/
Pankend712/
Phonchn712/
Phongcheen712/
Panczyn711/
Panzien711/
Pantzen711/
Paingen711/
Ponhsen711/
Paunsen711/
Poungcheen711/
Phangen711/
Ponchyn711/
Panjean711/
Pankien711/
Payngen711/
Pomchen710/
Pantsen710/
Pankoen710/
Poncien710/
Panshina673,645/
Phansaen671,398/
Phankaen67621/
Phonkhen67560/
Phachensing67393/
Panshyna67377/
Panzhina67165/
Phachenseng67136/
Phenchin6762/
Phanseng6731/
Ponchina6728/
Phangken6726/
Phachenking6713/
Pongchin6713/
Phachenchim6710/
Panchischin676/
Pankienė676/
Panzhyna676/
Phanchaisin675/
Phankien675/
Panczyna674/
Phonchin674/
Phachenchin674/
Phanjeen674/
Pauntzen673/
Ponschin672/
Ponchion672/
Ponchink671/
Patingen671/
Phamchin671/
Phanzeng671/
Panchyschyn671/
Pankhina671/
Painjean671/
Pouncent671/
Phanngen671/
Phanchim671/
Ponchyna671/
Pansieng671/
Pantseng671/
Pasingen670/

Panchen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Panchen in the Marathi language
पंचpanca80
पंचेतpanceta20
Panchen in the Russian language
Панченpancen-

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