Phongkum Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Phongkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phongkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand841:840,933134,389
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phongkum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phongkum is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phongkum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,034,059th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Phongkum is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Phongkum are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The surname Phongkum is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 840,933. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 82 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 11 percent live and Bangkok, where 5 percent live. Other than Thailand this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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 Phongkum
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