Pookan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Pookan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Pookan (18) may also be a first name.
Pookan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pookan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pookan (Hindi: पूकन) is found most frequently in Thailand. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Pookan.
How Common Is The Last Name Pookan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Pookan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pookan live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most common forename internationally It is held by 18 people.
The surname Pookan is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 5,433,719. In Thailand Pookan is most common in: Songkhla Province, where 31 percent live, Udon Thani Province, where 31 percent live and Chiang Rai Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Thailand this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pookan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pookan in the Hindi language | ||
| पूकन | pukana | - |
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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 Pookan
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