Praiwan Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Praiwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praiwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2251:313,94854,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Praiwan (1,256) may also be a first name.

Praiwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Praiwan is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Praiwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,082,743rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Praiwan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Praiwan is also the 222,733rd most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 1,256 people.

The surname is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 313,948. In Thailand Praiwan is most common in: Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, where 27 percent live, Udon Thani Province, where 18 percent live and Songkhla Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Thailand this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

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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 Praiwan
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