Pholchan Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pholchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pholchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand771:917,381143,219
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pholchan (14) may also be a first name.

Pholchan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pholchan is found most in Thailand. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pholchan.

How Common Is The Last Name Pholchan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pholchan is the 2,106,139th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Pholchan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Pholchan live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename internationally It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 917,381. In Thailand Pholchan is most common in: Udon Thani Province, where 52 percent reside, Bangkok, where 16 percent reside and Songkhla Province, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Thailand Pholchan exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Pholchan
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