Chalnan Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Chalnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia351:125,9589,506
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chalnan (173) may also be a first name.

Chalnan Last Name Facts

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

Chalnan is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalnan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chalnan is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. Chalnan is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chalnan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Chalnan is also the 694,534th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 173 people.

This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 125,958. In Liberia Chalnan is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 51 percent reside, Maryland County, where 43 percent reside and Lofa County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia Chalnan exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Calnan922,725/
Halnan92119/
Callnan8698/
Hallnan8647/
Halhnan862/
Shalnan861/
Halnean861/
Chalnon860/
Halinnan801/
Calinnan800/
Halnahan800/
Hailenan800/
Calnon77299/
Halnon77167/
Colnan7720/
Salnan7717/
Jalnan7713/
Holnan776/
Halnam771/
Hallinnan750/
Salınan7171/
Salnang7144/
Callnon7134/
Jalnean7129/
Salngan717/
Calnoun712/
Hollnan712/
Heilnan712/
Houlnan711/
Shalnam711/
Hallnon711/
Calnoon711/
Calnnon711/
Saulnan711/
Haselnanck710/
Caulnon710/
Holnnan710/
Collnan710/
Houlnang6785/
Salnaing671/
Khalnoun671/
Hollnann671/
Heilenan670/

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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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  • 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 Chalnan
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