Parakan Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Parakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 77 | 1:917,381 | 143,219 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Parakan (11) may also be a first name.
Parakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Parakan (Hindi: परकन) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Parakan.
How Common Is The Last Name Parakan? popularity and diffusion
Parakan is the 1,817,111th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Parakan live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Tai-Asia. Parakan is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname Parakan is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 917,381. In Thailand Parakan is primarily found in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 68 percent reside, Chiang Mai Province, where 5 percent reside and Chiang Rai Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides Thailand Parakan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 23 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharakan | 93 | 96 | / |
| Parakand | 93 | 84 | / |
| Paraskan | 93 | 66 | / |
| Parakhan | 93 | 32 | / |
| Parakkan | 93 | 10 | / |
| Pareakan | 93 | 4 | / |
| Pharakhan | 88 | 343 | / |
| Parakhaan | 88 | 4 | / |
| Pattrakan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Parakhang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Parakasin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Paracan | 86 | 306 | / |
| Parekan | 86 | 19 | / |
| Parakon | 86 | 11 | / |
| Porakan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Patrashkan | 82 | 10 | / |
| Phatrakhan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Phaitrakan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Parakhaten | 82 | 1 | / |
| Parascan | 80 | 670 | / |
| Paracand | 80 | 53 | / |
| Pourakan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Parakhon | 80 | 11 | / |
| Pairokan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Phorakan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Parekhan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Peerakan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Parakoon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pareekan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Parakuon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Poorakan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paracane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paraucan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paratcan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Porakane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pharacan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Perakhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pharekan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pharahakhan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Patrascan | 75 | 725 | / |
| Parascand | 75 | 99 | / |
| Photrakan | 75 | 78 | / |
| Parekhaan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Patraşcan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Patrakone | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peerakhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Parashkam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Parratkam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Paradkong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poracan | 71 | 25 | / |
| Phatrakhon | 71 | 16 | / |
| Parakhotyn | 71 | 13 | / |
| Paracam | 71 | 7 | / |
| Phottrakan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Pottrakhan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Paracon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Paracachin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pharakhone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porakon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pareekkann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Patracon | 67 | 60 | / |
| Paracone | 67 | 18 | / |
| Perokhan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Perekhan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Phatrakasem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Patrakom | 67 | 3 | / |
| Porakhon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Payrecan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peraquan | 67 | 0 | / |
Parakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Parakan in the Hindi language | ||
| परकन | parakana | - |
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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 Parakan
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