Family name พระหัตถ์ (Phrahat 
, พระหัตถ์ ) , globally, is a very rare cognomen. The cognomen พระหัตถ์ is habitual in Thailand, where it is a very rare surname, and India, where it is an extremely rare surname. More prevalently, พระหัตถ์ is the forename as well as the last name.