Pookhan Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Pookhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 49 | 1:26,396 | 5,374 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Pookhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pookhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pookhan occurs more in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pookhan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555,468th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Pookhan occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Pookhan are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.
The last name Pookhan is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 26,396. In Mauritius it is most numerous in: Port Louis District, where 90 percent are found, Savanne District, where 8 percent are found and Plaines Wilhems District, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Mauritius Pookhan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 11 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Pookhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pookhan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pookhan last name increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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
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- 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
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