Phakan Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Phakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Phakan (167) may also be a first name.
Phakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phakan (Hindi: फकां, Oriya: ଫକନ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Phakan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Phakan live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Phakan is also the 708,111th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 167 people.
Phakan is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India it is most prevalent in: Assam, where 50 percent are found, Gujarat, where 35 percent are found and Bihar, where 5 percent are found. Besides India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 42 percent are found and Laos, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phakan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଫକନ | phakana | 95.24 |
| ଫାକନ | phakana | 4.76 |
| Phakan in the Hindi language | ||
| फकां | phakam | 50 |
| फकन | phakana | 50 |
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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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- 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 Phakan
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