Chahen Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Chahen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chahen (63) may also be a first name.
Chahen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chahen (Bengali: চহেন, Hindi: चहेान) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. Chahen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Chahen live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Chahen is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 63 people.
The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 2,290,439. In France Chahen is most numerous in: Brittany, where 62 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 31 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 3 percent are found. Outside of France this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahen in the Bengali language | ||
| চহেন | cahena | - |
| Chahen in the Hindi language | ||
| चहेान | caheana | - |
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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 Chahen
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