Petchen Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Petchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Petchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Petchen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Petchen is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petchen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Petchen reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

The surname Petchen is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,155,197. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Surat Thani Province, where 76 percent are found and Bangkok, where 24 percent are found. Aside from Thailand Petchen is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Petchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Petchen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petchen surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petschen93180/
Phetchen9312/
Petchsen932/
Petchean931/
Pechen921,366/
Petcen9224/
Petchchen881/
Pechene864,299/
Patchen861,743/
Peschen86448/
Pitchen86270/
Potchen8694/
Petchin8692/
Peuchen8621/
Pechien8614/
Pechsen8610/
Peechen867/
Pethsen866/
Peichen865/
Piechen864/
Pethjen863/
Pechent862/
Peachen861/
Pecen83286/
Pechehyn8069/
Pitschen8061/
Petchina8019/
Petchhin806/
Petchain806/
Peicheng803/
Pfötchen802/
Petchine802/
Petching801/
Peichien801/
Peychene801/
Phetchin801/
Pöttchen801/
Petcheam801/
Patchean801/
Paatchen800/
Poetchin800/
Pechin771,291/
Pichen77904/
Petzen77133/
Petken7780/
Pecsen7774/
Petsen7765/
Petgen7746/
Peczen7723/
Peceng7716/
Peshen7716/
Pechyn7710/
Pechem777/
Pitcen773/
Petcin771/
Pychen771/
Peccen771/
Pechenova75463/
Pechehyna7587/
Petschina7569/
Petsching7548/
Phatchean751/
Phatcheen751/
Pathcheen751/
Patchin711,430/
Pechina71134/
Pechine71114/
Peitgen7177/
Phetsen7170/
Pechcin7157/
Peachin7147/
Peschin7135/
Pecheim7134/
Peichin7120/
Petseng7120/
Potchin7115/
Pechain7113/
Pechyna7113/
Peching7112/
Peetzen7112/
Pichene7110/
Petchinova719/
Pesheen719/
Pedchin717/
Petchim715/
Peacent714/
Pechoin712/
Peishen712/
Pitchin712/
Petsaen712/
Phechin711/
Petshin711/
Pidchen711/
Paichen711/
Pettgen711/
Petzien711/
Pihchen711/
Pecenth711/
Pojtschenk711/
Pitshen711/
Pethhin711/
Petjeen711/
Petkaen711/
Petkeng711/
Peiceng711/
Pechhin711/
Peashen710/
Pesen672,209/
Petkienė671,049/
Peçen67837/
Pecin67382/
Picen67375/
Peschina67144/
Pezen67118/
Pejen6769/
Phetseng6765/
Pecenová6764/
Photchin6742/
Pegen6738/
Pecem6730/
Pechuhyn6725/
Paychenq6723/
Pecín6716/
Poischen6716/
Pietrzen6714/
Phetsaen6713/
Peshchin679/
Paycheng678/
Pecenova678/
Pechahyn677/
Phetchim676/
Phetjeen676/
Petchaim674/
Pitching673/
Peatsent672/
Phatchin672/
Patchain671/
Pedchina671/
Peetzsen671/
Pitchina671/
Paichien671/
Pheachin671/
Pethsing671/
Peesheen671/
Peishene671/
Patchinn671/
Patchynh671/
Peiching670/
Petszsen670/

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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
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  • 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 Petchen
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