Penchan Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Penchan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 232 | 1:304,476 | 52,504 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Penchan (606) may also be a first name.
Penchan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penchan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penchan (Russian: Пенчан) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Penchan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,048,281st most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,491,824 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Penchan are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Penchan is also the 339,515th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 606 people.
The surname is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 304,476. In Thailand Penchan is primarily concentrated in: Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where 41 percent are found, Pattani Province, where 17 percent are found and Bangkok, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Thailand this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Penchan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penchan in the Russian language | ||
| Пенчан | pencan | - |
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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 Penchan
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