Ah Chan Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Ah Chan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
Ah Chan (643) may also be a first name.
Ah Chan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ah Chan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ah Chan occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ah Chan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Ah Chan occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Ah Chan reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ah Chan is also the 327,926th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 643 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sabah, where 36 percent live, Johor, where 21 percent live and Kelantan, where 14 percent live. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ah Chang | 93 | 12 | / |
| Ah Chane | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ah Han | 92 | 14 | / |
| Ah Cheang | 88 | 8 | / |
| Ah Khan | 86 | 30 | / |
| Ah Chon | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ah Hang | 86 | 11 | / |
| Ah Cham | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ah Shan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ah Hean | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ah-Chan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ah Chong | 80 | 131 | / |
| Ah Choon | 80 | 87 | / |
| Ah-Chane | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ah Shang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ah Heang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ah Choun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ah Hon | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ah San | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ah Jan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ah Ham | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ah Choong | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ah Hong | 71 | 107 | / |
| Ah Sang | 71 | 54 | / |
| Ah-Hang | 71 | 23 | / |
| Ah Hoon | 71 | 22 | / |
| Ah Sane | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ah-Cham | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ah Shon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ah Sain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ah Jaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ah Heyn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ah Khon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ah Hone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ah Coon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ah-Chong | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ah-Choon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ah Khoon | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ah Hoong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ah Tsang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ah Shoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ah Seang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ah Huong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ah Chomg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ah Hosen | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ah Chan
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