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 surname Phokan (Hindi: फोकन, Marathi: फोकन) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Phokan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Phokan is the 970,883rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Phokan are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 77 people.
Phokan is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 3,143,711. In India Phokan is mostly found in: Assam, where 96 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 2 percent live and Gujarat, where 1 percent live. Other than India this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 9 percent live.
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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