Phookan Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Phookan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 276 | 1:2,779,222 | 85,591 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Phookan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Phookan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Phookan (Marathi: फुकन) is most common in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Phookan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 899,940th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Phookan live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Phookan is most widespread in India, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 2,779,222. In India it is most common in: Assam, where 82 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 7 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Other than India it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Phookan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Phookan in the Marathi language | ||
| फुकन | phukana | - |
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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 Phookan
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