Prachan Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Prachan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prachan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand5591:126,36619,116
United States161:22,653,683662,747
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Prachan (6,405) may also be a first name.

Prachan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Prachan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Prachan (Bengali: প্রচন) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prachan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 550,571st most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. The last name Prachan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Prachan are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Prachan is also the 82,144th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 6,405 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is held by 559 people, or 1 in 126,366. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Sukhothai Province, where 40 percent reside, Sisaket Province, where 28 percent reside and Pattani Province, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Thailand Prachan is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Prachan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Prachan surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Prachan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prachan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prachan in the Bengali language
প্রচনpracana-

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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 Prachan
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