Pookang Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Pookang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
Pookang (12) may also be a first name.
Pookang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pookang Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pookang has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pookang? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Pookang live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Tai-Asia. Pookang is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.
This surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 3,531,917. In Thailand Pookang is most prevalent in: Songkhla Province, where 35 percent reside, Bangkok, where 30 percent reside and Khon Kaen Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Thailand Pookang exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phookang | 93 | 14 | / |
| Pookhang | 93 | 6 | / |
| Pokang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Phookhang | 88 | 7 | / |
| Phookeang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pookong | 86 | 12 | / |
| Phokang | 86 | 11 | / |
| Pokhang | 86 | 7 | / |
| Pokaung | 86 | 2 | / |
| Puokang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pokgang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phookhaeng | 82 | 2 | / |
| Pookkasing | 82 | 2 | / |
| Phokhang | 80 | 97 | / |
| Phookong | 80 | 3 | / |
| Poekhang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phokeang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pokating | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phookanq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pocong | 77 | 2,302 | / |
| Pokong | 77 | 68 | / |
| Pakang | 77 | 55 | / |
| Pukang | 77 | 46 | / |
| Pocang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pokamg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Photkhang | 75 | 8 | / |
| Phokhaeng | 75 | 3 | / |
| Phookheng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pakkang | 71 | 230 | / |
| Pakhang | 71 | 27 | / |
| Pukhang | 71 | 13 | / |
| Phokong | 71 | 12 | / |
| Phukang | 71 | 11 | / |
| Pakeang | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pokeung | 71 | 3 | / |
| Phakang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poukong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pakgang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pokkong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poccong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Putkang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potcong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pokheng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pahkang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phukhang | 67 | 2,139 | / |
| Phutkang | 67 | 44 | / |
| Phokhong | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pashkang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pukasing | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pokkhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohquong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pakating | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pachkang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phoukong | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Pookang
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis