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 last name Pookan (Hindi: पूकन) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pookan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pookan are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 18 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 5,433,719. In Thailand Pookan is primarily concentrated in: Songkhla Province, where 31 percent are found, Udon Thani Province, where 31 percent are found and Chiang Rai Province, where 8 percent are found. Other than Thailand Pookan occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found.
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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