Surname Pongkun (Pongkun 
, พงษ์กุล , ป้องกัน) , in all the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Pongkun is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare surname, and Malaysia, where it is an extremely rare surname. Also, Pongkun is the forename as well as the last name.