Penkan Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Penkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 91 | 1:776,246 | 126,162 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Penkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Penkan (Marathi: पकन) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Penkan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Penkan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Tai-Asia.
The surname is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 776,246. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Phetchabun Province, where 99 percent live and Songkhla Province, where 1 percent live. Beside Thailand this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paenkan | 92 | 115 | / |
| Pengkan | 92 | 87 | / |
| Penkain | 92 | 5 | / |
| Pienkan | 92 | 4 | / |
| Penkean | 92 | 2 | / |
| Penkang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Penkhan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Pengkhan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Paengkan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Puengkan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pinkan | 83 | 96 | / |
| Penkon | 83 | 51 | / |
| Pencan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pingkan | 77 | 276 | / |
| Pinkhan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Pencang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Pinkane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Penkoon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pinkahn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinkean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinkang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pencane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pünkang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penkone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Penkein | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pencean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pinkasen | 71 | 114 | / |
| Paengkon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pingkain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pingkaan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pengquan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Penquean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Penquang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Peungkon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paenkhon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Penchean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pinkhane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Pincan | 67 | 142 | / |
| Pinkon | 67 | 83 | / |
| Pengkasem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pengkhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paengkoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pencon | 67 | 1 | / |
Penkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Penkan in the Marathi language | ||
| पकन | pakana | - |
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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 Penkan
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