Across the world, ปกปอง (ปกปอง 
, Pokpaung ) is a rare primarily male, but very infrequently feminine forename. The forename ปกปอง is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very infrequently girly name. Likewise, ปกปอง is the last name as well as the forename.