Phuwan Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Phuwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phuwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Phuwan (162) may also be a first name.

Phuwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Phuwan is most common in Thailand. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Phuwan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phuwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Phuwan is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Phuwan reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 720,105th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 162 people.

The last name Phuwan is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,535,616. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Chanthaburi Province, where 65 percent live, Bangkok, where 22 percent live and Lampang Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Thailand this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phuiwan929/
Phuwane925/
Phuswan921/
Puwan9122/
Phuwaing861/
Phuswang861/
Phuhwane861/
Puwane83133/
Phowan8349/
Phuban8343/
Phuwon8329/
Pauwan8323/
Phuvan8312/
Puiwan836/
Phiwan831/
Puywan831/
Phuhuan7710/
Phiwuan778/
Puhuang777/
Phuwein777/
Phuwamd777/
Phoowan776/
Phusuan775/
Pushwan775/
Puweang774/
Powan73526/
Fuwan7362/
Puvan7354/
Piwan7328/
Puban7316/
Puwon7311/
Puwam734/
Vuwan732/
Pauswang7128/
Phouvanh7113/
Phuihuan7111/
Pushwand716/
Phuweing712/
Phusuang711/
Phiewwan711/
Phuiwong711/
Phouvang711/
Puwein672,838/
Phiwon67499/
Phuchuang67118/
Phuthuang67117/
Fuwain6742/
Puwong6734/
Puyuan6732/
Pauvan6724/
Poowan6715/
Powhan6715/
Piwuan6712/
Fuwane678/
Puiwon675/
Puivan674/
Pouvan674/
Puvann673/
Piwaun672/
Piwwan672/
Pusuan672/
Phubon672/
Fauwan671/
Puvane671/
Pauban671/
Pujuan671/
Phowon671/
Putvan670/

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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 Phuwan
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