Phokan Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Phokan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 244 | 1:3,143,711 | 92,729 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
Phokan (77) may also be a first name.
Phokan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phokan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Phokan (Hindi: फोकन, Marathi: फोकन) is found most in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Phokan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 970,883rd most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Phokan live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Phokan is also the 1,100,117th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 77 people.
The surname Phokan is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 3,143,711. In India Phokan is most prevalent in: Assam, where 96 percent reside, Arunachal Pradesh, where 2 percent reside and Gujarat, where 1 percent reside. Barring India it is found in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phokan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phokan in the Hindi language | ||
| फोकन | phokana | - |
| Phokan in the Marathi language | ||
| फोकन | phokana | - |
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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 Phokan
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