Worldwide, พันธัง (Thousand 
, พันธัง 
) is a rare largely male, but uncommonly female given name. The given name พันธัง is characteristic of South Africa, where it is a very rare principally boy's, but scarcely girly name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a very rare feminine name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare masculine name. More prevalently, พันธัง is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Thousand | China, Indonesia, South Africa, United States, Tanzania |
| พันธัง | Thailand |
พันธัง is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Thousand , the figure.