Panfan Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Panfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Panfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Panfan (20) may also be a first name.

Panfan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Panfan is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Panfan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Panfan live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Tai-Asia. Panfan is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.

This last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,924,352. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Chiang Mai Province, where 94 percent live and Samut Prakan Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Thailand it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 33 percent live and China, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Panfang9212/
Phanfan921/
Panfaung866/
Panphan771,438/
Panfong7761/
Phanfong71108/
Phanphan7196/
Panphang7165/
Peanphan711/
Pomfan6785/
Phanphang6714/
Ponfon673/
Panfom671/
Panphaung671/

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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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  • 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 Panfan
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