Prawan Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Prawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3011:234,67939,704
India611:12,574,842222,490
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Prawan (314) may also be a first name.

Prawan Last Name Facts

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

Prawan (Hindi: प्रवण, Tibetan: པར་ཝན་) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 742,570th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The surname Prawan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Prawan reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Prawan is also the 495,703rd most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 314 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 234,679. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Sisaket Province, where 70 percent reside, Udon Thani Province, where 10 percent reside and Bangkok, where 8 percent reside. Besides Thailand it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Prawan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prawan in the Tibetan language
པར་ཝན་parwen-
Prawan in the Hindi language
प्रवणpravana50
परावनparavana50

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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
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  • 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 Prawan
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