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
Pookhan is found in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pookhan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,555,468th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Pookhan live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.
The surname Pookhan is most numerous in Mauritius, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 26,396. In Mauritius Pookhan is primarily found in: Port Louis District, where 90 percent reside, Savanne District, where 8 percent reside and Plaines Wilhems District, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritius Pookhan is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 11 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Pookhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pookhan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pookhan
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