Pengwan Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Pengwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 138 | 1:511,872 | 89,138 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Pengwan (3,237) may also be a first name.
Pengwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pengwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pengwan is most common in Thailand. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pengwan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,471,719th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name Pengwan is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pengwan are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Pengwan is also the 126,003rd most prevalent forename globally, held by 3,237 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 511,872. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Lampang Province, where 35 percent reside, Phrae Province, where 34 percent reside and Samut Prakan Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Thailand Pengwan is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paengwan | 93 | 44 | / |
| Pengkwan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Puengwan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pengkwuan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pengwon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Penguan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Penkwan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pengwong | 80 | 308 | / |
| Penkwang | 80 | 99 | / |
| Pengguan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Pengquan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Paenguan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pengkuan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Penghuang | 75 | 185 | / |
| Pinguan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pingwon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pinkwan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pnguang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pingwong | 67 | 212 | / |
| Pengboon | 67 | 150 | / |
| Pinkwane | 67 | 51 | / |
| Pingvang | 67 | 33 | / |
| Pingkuan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pingguan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Puengvon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pimgwang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinguand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penquean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penquang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Penguong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pingquan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinghuang | 63 | 2 | / |
| Pingkuhan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pyongkwon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pinquan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pingboon | 53 | 10 | / |
| Pingvong | 53 | 2 | / |
| Pemguang | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Pengwan
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