Chahan Surname
Approximately 2,094 people bear this surname
Chahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,754 | 1:437,323 | 22,724 |
| Ukraine | 168 | 1:270,968 | 35,117 |
| Iran | 72 | 1:1,066,424 | 48,180 |
| Pakistan | 45 | 1:3,969,864 | 28,516 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Chahan (388) may also be a first name.
Chahan Demographics
Average Chahan Salary in
United States
$46,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chahan (Hindi: चहन, Marathi: हाण, Oriya: ଚହନ) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chahan is the 199,442nd most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,480,203 people. The last name Chahan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Chahan are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Chahan is also the 439,750th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 388 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 1,754 people, or 1 in 437,323. In India Chahan is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 82 percent are found, Bihar, where 4 percent are found and Telangana, where 3 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.
Chahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chahan surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chahan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chahan last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.
The amount Chahan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.27% more than the national average, earning R 340,464 per year and in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahan in the Marathi language | ||
| हाण | hana | 85.42 |
| चहाण | cahana | 5.8 |
| चहाङ | cahana | 1.98 |
| चौहान | cauhana | 1.89 |
| चहान | cahana | 0.9 |
| चाहन | cahana | 0.66 |
| चाहान | cahana | 0.47 |
| चौहाण | cauhana | 0.19 |
| चाहाण | cahana | 0.19 |
| चोहान | cohana | 0.19 |
| लहानू | lahanu | 0.09 |
| चौवान | cauvana | 0.09 |
| छन | chana | 0.09 |
| चावण | cavana | 0.09 |
| छगन | chagana | 0.09 |
| चहण | cahana | 0.05 |
| Chahan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚହନ | cahana | 59.09 |
| ଚାହାନ | cahana | 18.18 |
| ଚହାନ | cahana | 9.09 |
| ଚାହଁା | cahama | 9.09 |
| ଚାହଁାର | cahamara | 4.55 |
| Chahan in the Hindi language | ||
| चहन | cahana | 46.34 |
| चाहान | cahana | 18.29 |
| चौहान | cauhana | 15.85 |
| चाहन | cahana | 7.32 |
| चोहान | cohana | 6.1 |
| चहान | cahana | 2.44 |
| चहाण | cahana | 1.22 |
| चॉहान | cohana | 1.22 |
| चव्हाण | cavhana | 1.22 |
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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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- 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 Chahan
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