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
The last name Pookang is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pookang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pookang is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Pookang reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 3,531,917. In Thailand Pookang is primarily found in: Songkhla Province, where 35 percent reside, Bangkok, where 30 percent reside and Khon Kaen Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Thailand Pookang is found in one country. It also occurs 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
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