Phothachai Surname

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

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Phothachai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phothachai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand821:861,443136,584
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Phothachai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phothachai occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Phothachai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Phothachai is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Phothachai are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Tai-Asia.

The surname Phothachai is most numerous in Thailand, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 861,443. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Lampang Province, where 49 percent live, Chiang Rai Province, where 38 percent live and Bangkok, where 11 percent live. Aside from Thailand it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 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
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  • 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 Phothachai
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