Photan Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Photan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Photan (14) may also be a first name.
Photan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Photan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Photan (Hindi: फोटां) occurs in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Photan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Photan is the 2,776,799th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Photan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Photan are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Photan is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.
The surname Photan is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,811,240. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Sing Buri Province, where 79 percent live, Bangkok, where 10 percent live and Tak Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Thailand it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Photan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Photan in the Hindi language | ||
| फोटां | photam | 33.33 |
| फोटन | photana | 33.33 |
| फोतन | photana | 33.33 |
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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 Photan
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