Parkhan Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Parkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan811:2,205,48020,341
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Parkhan (236) may also be a first name.

Parkhan Last Name Facts

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

Parkhan (Georgian: ფარხან, Hindi: परखन) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkhan? popularity and diffusion

Parkhan is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Parkhan are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 583,008th most common given name on earth, borne by 236 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 2,205,480. In Pakistan Parkhan is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 98 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 11 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Parkhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parkhan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Parkhan last name contracted 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parkhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parkhan in the Georgian language
ფარხანparkhan71.43
პარხანparkhan28.57
Parkhan in the Hindi language
परखनparakhana71.43
पारखनparakhana14.29
पर्खनparkhana14.29

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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
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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 Parkhan
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