Chacayan Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Chacayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chacayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru751:423,78813,173
United States91:40,273,215872,126

The alternate forms: Chacayán (1) are calculated separately.

Chacayan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chacayan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chacayan is more commonly found in Peru than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Chacayán. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chacayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Chacayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Chacayan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chacayan reside; 89 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname is most widely held in Peru, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 423,788. In Peru Chacayan is most prevalent in: Lima Province, where 79 percent reside, Callao Region, where 7 percent reside and Junín Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Peru Chacayan is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Chacayan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Chacayan earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,202 per year and in United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,958 USD per year.

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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 Chacayan
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