Photun Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Photun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Photun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1151:614,246104,344
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694

Photun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Photun is most common in Thailand. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Photun? popularity and diffusion

Photun is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. Photun occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Photun reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Tai-Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 614,246. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Nakhon Pathom Province, where 90 percent live, Bangkok, where 3 percent live and Chiang Rai Province, where 3 percent live. Other than Thailand it exists in one country. It is also found in Taiwan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phottun92189/
Phothun924/
Potun9110/
Phothung8615/
Photthun864/
Photoung861/
Photeung861/
Photon832,845/
Phatun8342/
Potung8327/
Potuin836/
Phutun835/
Phetun835/
Photum831/
Poutun830/
Photthung80160/
Phoothung801/
Pashtun771,486/
Phattun77118/
Phettun7731/
Phothon7727/
Podtung7721/
Poutoun7711/
Phathun778/
Potuhyn775/
Phothum774/
Pethoun774/
Phatung772/
Photoon772/
Potutin771/
Pushtun771/
Phoiton771/
Photton771/
Potoung771/
Phetaun771/
Phooton771/
Pootung771/
Patun73808/
Poton73605/
Putun73118/
Petun73100/
Potum7347/
Fotun737/
Votun732/
Photthon71678/
Photthum71109/
Potuhyna7113/
Phoothon717/
Pashtoun713/
Poutoung712/
Phetthun712/
Phothonh711/
Phuthung711/
Phatthun711/
Phattung711/
Potton67952/
Phuton67269/
Poyton67242/
Pouton67193/
Pathon67173/
Paatun67120/
Voitun67111/
Puthon6783/
Patung6783/
Patune6764/
Fostun6756/
Pooton6749/
Putung6735/
Phaton6734/
Postum6729/
Voytun6727/
Phatum6727/
Pattun6723/
Pothon6719/
Vojtun6718/
Phutum6714/
Putuin6713/
Pastun6712/
Fhatun6712/
Phatusing6711/
Fotune6711/
Poiton679/
Pathun677/
Pettun677/
Paetun675/
Patoun675/
Petaun675/
Pottum674/
Phatthung674/
Fotuin674/
Pothum673/
Patuin673/
Puttun672/
Putune672/
Potoon672/
Voteun671/
Puoton671/
Potoum671/
Poutón671/
Fuhtun671/
Footun671/
Fotung671/
Phutthung671/
Phadthung671/
Pethun671/
Poiteutin671/
Pudtun671/
Puhtthung671/
Patuhn671/
Patunn670/

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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 Photun
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