Pandakan Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Pandakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 107 | 1:76,203 | 9,993 |
| Philippines | 101 | 1:1,002,359 | 86,102 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Pandakan (52) may also be a first name.
Pandakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pandakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pandakan (Marathi: पंदकन) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pandakan? popularity and diffusion
Pandakan is the 1,095,216th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Pandakan live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 52 people.
It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 76,203. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 88 percent live, Madang, where 7 percent live and Morobe, where 6 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 45 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pandakane | 94 | 8 | / |
| Pandacan | 88 | 1,031 | / |
| Pandekan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Pandakon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pandaican | 82 | 1 | / |
| Paandacan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pandeekhan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pandacam | 75 | 29 | / |
| Pandocan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pondacan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pandheekhan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Phandacam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pondokkan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pondhokkan | 67 | 1 | / |
Pandakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pandakan in the Marathi language | ||
| पंदकन | pandakana | 83.33 |
| पंडकन | pandakana | 16.67 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pandakan
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