Challens Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Challens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Challens Demographics
Average Challens Salary in
England
£15,785
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Challens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Challens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Challens is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Challens? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,882,912th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Challens reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Challens is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 763,066. In South Africa Challens is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 48 percent live, North West, where 37 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Challens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Challens has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Challens last name decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Challens Last Name Statistics demography
Challens earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 107.79% more than the national average, earning R 493,788 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 Challens
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