Phonthong Surname
Approximately 1,207 people bear this surname
Phonthong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,204 | 1:58,670 | 7,228 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Phonthong (16) may also be a first name.
Phonthong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phonthong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Phonthong occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Phonthong? popularity and diffusion
The surname Phonthong is the 311,791st most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,037,735 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Phonthong reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Phonthong is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
The surname Phonthong is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is borne by 1,204 people, or 1 in 58,670. In Thailand it is most common in: Nakhon Ratchasima Province, where 16 percent reside, Kalasin Province, where 15 percent reside and Sakon Nakhon Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Thailand it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 0 percent reside and Austria, where 0 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
- 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 Phonthong
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