Pongtana Surname

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

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pongtana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pongtana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397

Pongtana (25) may also be a first name.

Pongtana Last Name Facts

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

Pongtana is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pongtana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Pongtana reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 25 people.

It is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,605,417. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Songkhla Province, where 32 percent reside, Bangkok, where 9 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and France, where 2 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 Pongtana
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