Around the globe, Pongkan (ปองกานต์ 
, Pongkan , ป้องกัน) is a rare dominantly female, but infrequently boy's first name. The first name Pongkan is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is a rare mostly feminine, but seldom masculine name. Likewise, Pongkan is the last name as well as the forename.