Banchan Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Banchan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 96 | 1:735,816 | 120,839 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Banchan (224) may also be a first name.
Banchan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banchan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banchan (Bengali: বাঞ্চন, Hindi: बंचन, Marathi: बंचन, Oriya: େଗାଛାଏତ) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Banchan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Banchan? popularity and diffusion
Banchan is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Banchan is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Banchan live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 601,629th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 224 people.
The surname Banchan is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 735,816. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Phang Nga Province, where 75 percent live, Phuket Province, where 17 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Banchan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Banchan in the Bengali language | ||
| বাঞ্চন | bancana | - |
| Banchan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାଛାଏତ | egacha'eta | - |
| Banchan in the Marathi language | ||
| बंचन | bancana | - |
| Banchan in the Hindi language | ||
| बंचन | bancana | 93.75 |
| बन्चन | bancana | 6.25 |
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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
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- 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 Banchan
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