Pinkan Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Pinkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pinkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Pinkan (584) may also be a first name.

Pinkan Last Name Facts

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

Pinkan (Bengali: পিংকন, Hindi: पिंकन, Oriya: ପି) is most common in Indonesia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pinkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. Pinkan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pinkan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Pinkan is also the 346,315th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 584 people.

The last name Pinkan is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 1,574,395. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 65 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 13 percent are found and Banten, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 11 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pingkan92276/
Pinkhan926/
Pinkane925/
Pienkan924/
Pinkean921/
Pinkang921/
Pinkahn921/
Pinkasen86114/
Pingkean862/
Pingkain862/
Pingkaan862/
Pinkhane860/
Pincan83142/
Penkan8392/
Pinkon8383/
Paenkan77115/
Pengkan7787/
Pinkoon779/
Pincant779/
Pincang775/
Penkain775/
Penkean772/
Pionkon771/
Penkang771/
Puincan771/
Pimkang771/
Pünkang771/
Pinquan771/
Pincean771/
Penkhan771/
Pinkhong7142/
Pengkhan717/
Paengkan714/
Pinckham714/
Puengkan712/
Pingkaam711/
Pingkoon711/
Pingcang711/
Pingkhon711/
Pingkkam711/
Pingquan711/
Pinkcoon711/
Pinkkham711/
Pinncane710/
Pincon671,099/
Penkon6751/
Pimkam676/
Pincam672/
Pencan671/
Pingkasem671/

Pinkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pinkan in the Oriya language
ପିpi96.15
ପିୁନpiuna3.85
Pinkan in the Bengali language
পিংকনpinkana75
পিঙ্কনpinkana25
Pinkan in the Hindi language
पिंकनpinkana69.23
पिन्कनpinkana15.38
पिनकानpinakana7.69
पिनकनpinakana7.69

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pinkan
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