Chahana Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Chahana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Chahana (623) may also be a first name.
Chahana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chahana (Hindi: चाहना, Marathi: चाहना, Oriya: ଚହନା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chahana.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Chahana reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chahana is also the 333,939th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 623 people.
It is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India Chahana is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 32 percent reside, Telangana, where 26 percent reside and Delhi, where 16 percent reside. Aside from India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 5 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahana in the Marathi language | ||
| चाहना | cahana | - |
| Chahana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚହନା | cahana | 98.15 |
| ଚହଣା | cahana | 1.85 |
| Chahana in the Hindi language | ||
| चाहना | cahana | 86.47 |
| चहाना | cahana | 7.14 |
| चाहाना | cahana | 3.76 |
| चहना | cahana | 2.26 |
| चॉहाना | cohana | 0.38 |
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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 Chahana
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