Family name Pratana (ปรารถนา 
, Pratana 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Pratana is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Indonesia, where it is quite a rare surname, Thailand, where it is a rare surname, and Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in South-eastern Asia, particularly Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. More prevalently, Pratana is the forename as well as the last name.