Pankan Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Pankan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pankan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3001:235,46139,869
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Mauritius671:19,3053,973
India511:15,040,498247,985
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Pankan (225) may also be a first name.

Pankan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pankan (Bengali: পংকন, Hindi: पंकन, Marathi: पंकन) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Pankan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pankan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 535,476th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. The surname Pankan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Pankan reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Pankan is also the 599,828th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 225 people.

This surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 235,461. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 24 percent live, Chumphon Province, where 18 percent live and Tak Province, where 18 percent live. Barring Thailand this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 19 percent live and Mauritius, where 11 percent live.

Pankan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pankan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pankan last name expanded 264 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pankan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pankan are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Pankan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pankan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pankan in the Hindi language
पंकनpankana84.62
पंकजpankaja15.38
Pankan in the Bengali language
পংকনpankana50
পঙ্কনpankana50
Pankan in the Marathi language
पंकनpankana50
पंकजpankaja30
पंकणpankana10
पकंजpakanja10

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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 Pankan
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