Pharakan Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Pharakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pharakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand821:861,443136,584
India141:54,790,384527,769

Pharakan (77) may also be a first name.

Pharakan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pharakan (Hindi: फरकान, Oriya: ଫରକାନ) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pharakan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pharakan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name Pharakan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pharakan reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 77 people.

The last name Pharakan is most common in Thailand, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 861,443. In Thailand Pharakan is primarily concentrated in: Phichit Province, where 71 percent live, Bangkok, where 5 percent live and Kalasin Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Thailand it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pharakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pharakan in the Hindi language
फरकानpharakana-
Pharakan in the Oriya language
ଫରକାନpharakana57.14
ଫାରକାନpharakana14.29
ଫରକାନ୍pharakan14.29
ଫରକନ୍pharakan14.29

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Footnotes

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