All over the world, พัฒนาศักดิ์ (พัฒนาศักดิ์ 
) is a very rare largely masculine, but uncommonly feminine first name. The forename พัฒนาศักดิ์ is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a very rare dominantly masculine, but seldom feminine name. Likewise, พัฒนาศักดิ์ is the last name as well as the forename.