Prakhan Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Prakhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 80 | 1:882,979 | 139,249 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Prakhan (292) may also be a first name.
Prakhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prakhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Prakhan (Hindi: प्रखन, Oriya: ପଖାନ) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Prakhan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prakhan? popularity and diffusion
Prakhan is the 2,047,559th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Prakhan live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Tai-Asia. Prakhan is also the 516,683rd most widely held given name at a global level, held by 292 people.
The last name Prakhan is most widely held in Thailand, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 882,979. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Ang Thong Province, where 49 percent reside, Lampang Province, where 30 percent reside and Chiang Mai Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Thailand this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Prakhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Prakhan in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रखन | prakhana | - |
| Prakhan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପଖାନ | pakhana | - |
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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 Prakhan
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