Pongphai Surname
Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname
Pongphai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,439 | 1:49,088 | 5,739 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Pongphai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pongphai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pongphai is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pongphai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pongphai is the 270,744th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,060,796 people. The last name Pongphai occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pongphai are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Tai-Asia.
The surname Pongphai is most numerous in Thailand, where it is carried by 1,439 people, or 1 in 49,088. In Thailand Pongphai is most prevalent in: Bueng Kan Province, where 62 percent reside, Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 16 percent reside and Roi Et Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Thailand this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Pongphai
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