Surname ปะหนัน (Panan 
, ปะหนัน ) , in all the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen ปะหนัน is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare surname, Malaysia, and Philippines. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Thailand, and Nigeria. Likewise, ปะหนัน is the forename as well as the last name.