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
The surname Pookan (Hindi: पूकन) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pookan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pookan reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Pookan is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.
Pookan is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 5,433,719. In Thailand Pookan is mostly found in: Songkhla Province, where 31 percent reside, Udon Thani Province, where 31 percent reside and Chiang Rai Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Thailand Pookan exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside.
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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