Chanan Surname
Approximately 9,682 people bear this surname
Chanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 6,582 | 1:27,141 | 1,400 |
| Israel | 1,033 | 1:8,284 | 1,304 |
| Thailand | 402 | 1:175,717 | 28,482 |
| Brazil | 343 | 1:624,123 | 23,177 |
| India | 327 | 1:2,345,766 | 76,423 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Iran | 204 | 1:376,385 | 24,618 |
| Indonesia | 196 | 1:674,741 | 52,660 |
| United States | 126 | 1:2,876,658 | 169,773 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 25 | 1:54,559 | 4,614 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Chanan (62,163) may also be a first name.
Chanan Demographics
Average Chanan Salary in
United States
$60,476 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chanan (Bengali: চানঁ, Georgian: ჩანან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻨﺎﻥ, Hindi: चानण, Marathi: चानन, Oriya: ଚନନ୍ନ, Russian: Чанан) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 52,806th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 752,690 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Chanan live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Chanan is also the 15,413th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 62,163 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 6,582 people, or 1 in 27,141. In Pakistan Chanan is mostly found in: Punjab, where 98 percent reside, Sindh, where 1 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Chanan occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 11 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.
Chanan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chanan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chanan surname expanded 1,575 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chanan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chanan surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chanan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 40.16% more than the national average, earning $60,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% less than the national average, earning $45,741 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanan in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩანან | chanan | - |
| Chanan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻨﺎﻥ | shnan | - |
| Chanan in the Bengali language | ||
| চানঁ | canam | 66.67 |
| চানান | canana | 16.67 |
| চানন | canana | 16.67 |
| Chanan in the Marathi language | ||
| चानन | canana | 56.86 |
| चनन | canana | 11.76 |
| हाण | hana | 11.76 |
| चनान | canana | 9.8 |
| चाणण | canana | 2.94 |
| छानन | chanana | 2.94 |
| चंदन | candana | 0.98 |
| चाणन | canana | 0.98 |
| Chanan in the Hindi language | ||
| चानण | canana | 47.06 |
| चनण | canana | 24.1 |
| चानन | canana | 15.66 |
| चनन | canana | 11.19 |
| चाणन | canana | 0.64 |
| चानां | canam | 0.45 |
| चणन | canana | 0.32 |
| छनना | chanana | 0.19 |
| चनां | canam | 0.13 |
| चन्न | canna | 0.06 |
| चनान | canana | 0.06 |
| छनन | chanana | 0.06 |
| चाानन | caanana | 0.06 |
| Chanan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚନନ୍ନ | cananna | 16.67 |
| ଚନନ | canana | 16.67 |
| ଚନଣ | canana | 16.67 |
| ଚାନନ୍ | canan | 16.67 |
| ଚଞନ | canana | 16.67 |
| ଚନାଣ | canana | 16.67 |
| Chanan in the Russian language | ||
| Чанан | canan | - |
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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
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