Chanam Surname
Approximately 328 people bear this surname
Chanam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 185 | 1:381,829 | 67,077 |
| India | 109 | 1:7,037,297 | 155,647 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Chanam (2,327) may also be a first name.
Chanam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chanam (Hindi: चनम, Marathi: चानम, Tibetan: ཕྱག་བསྣམས།) occurs most in Thailand. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanam? popularity and diffusion
Chanam is the 839,220th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. The last name Chanam is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Chanam reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 154,260th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 2,327 people.
Chanam is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 381,829. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Roi Et Province, where 94 percent are found, Bangkok, where 2 percent are found and Songkhla Province, where 2 percent are found. Beside Thailand it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found and Peru, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanam in the Hindi language | ||
| चनम | canama | 69.23 |
| चानम | canama | 23.08 |
| चमन | camana | 3.85 |
| चनाम | canama | 3.85 |
| Chanam in the Marathi language | ||
| चानम | canama | 60.87 |
| चै़ञाम | cainama | 17.39 |
| चनाम | canama | 8.7 |
| चनम | canama | 4.35 |
| छनम | chanama | 4.35 |
| चणम | canama | 4.35 |
| Chanam in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཕྱག་བསྣམས། | chaknam | 50 |
| ཆ་ནམ་ | chanam | 50 |
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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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