Phuang Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Phuang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phuang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand5771:122,42318,391
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080

Phuang (11,831) may also be a first name.

Phuang Last Name Facts

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

Phuang occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Phuang.

How Common Is The Last Name Phuang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 504,985th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. The last name Phuang is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Phuang live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Tai-Asia. Phuang is also the 54,735th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 11,831 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 122,423. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Kalasin Province, where 31 percent live, Maha Sarakham Province, where 26 percent live and Chachoengsao Province, where 20 percent live. Besides Thailand it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuangs922/
Phuangk921/
Phuan915,221/
Phuong83192,837/
Whuang8316/
Phuane836/
Vhuang835/
Uamphuang8051/
Phuongg7740/
Buang737,045/
Phuon732,811/
Phuam73339/
Fuang7394/
Phwan739/
Vuang735/
Phvan733/
Phuachin711/
Buaang6738/
Phuont678/
Buangk675/
Phuonh674/
Phvong672/
Pfuong672/
Phwong672/
Fwhang672/
Fuhang671/
Phwane671/
Phuongová671/
Phuone671/
Phuond671/
Buangh671/
Vhuhan671/

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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 Phuang
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