Penkun Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Penkun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Penkun (14) may also be a first name.
Penkun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Penkun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Penkun occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Penkun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Penkun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,661,929th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Penkun occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Penkun reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Penkun is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,358,430. In Thailand Penkun is mostly concentrated in: Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 92 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 2 percent are found and Chiang Rai Province, where 2 percent are found. Barring Thailand Penkun exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penkhun | 92 | 113 | / |
| Penkuhn | 92 | 88 | / |
| Pengkun | 92 | 7 | / |
| Paengkun | 86 | 89 | / |
| Puengkun | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pinkun | 83 | 508 | / |
| Penkon | 83 | 51 | / |
| Pencun | 83 | 4 | / |
| Paengkhun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pingkun | 77 | 52 | / |
| Pengkum | 77 | 21 | / |
| Penkoon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pengcun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Penkhum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinkuhn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pinkhun | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pengkhum | 71 | 58 | / |
| Pyongkun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pengkkum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pinkon | 67 | 83 | / |
| Pimkun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pincun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pencon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pinkhum | 62 | 45 | / |
| Pinkoon | 62 | 9 | / |
| Pingkum | 62 | 6 | / |
| Pimkhun | 62 | 2 | / |
| Pingcun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pimkung | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pinkkum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pingkhum | 57 | 4 | / |
| Pingkhon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pingkoon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pinkcoon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pincon | 50 | 1,099 | / |
| Pincum | 50 | 4 | / |
| Pimkum | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Penkun
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