Chanca Surname
Approximately 2,673 people bear this surname
Chanca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 2,008 | 1:15,829 | 1,989 |
| Spain | 270 | 1:173,156 | 12,350 |
| Brazil | 185 | 1:1,157,159 | 40,218 |
| France | 137 | 1:484,837 | 68,361 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Chança (58) are calculated separately.
Chanca (19) may also be a first name.
Chanca Demographics
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Chanca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chanca occurs in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Chança. Click here for further possible spellings of Chanca.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanca? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 162,677th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,726,355 people. The last name Chanca is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Chanca live; 83 percent live in South America and 75 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 19 people.
Chanca is most common in Peru, where it is carried by 2,008 people, or 1 in 15,829. In Peru Chanca is primarily found in: Lima Province, where 30 percent are found, Junín Region, where 28 percent are found and Huancavelica Region, where 16 percent are found. Not including Peru it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 10 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.
Chanca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chanca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chanca surname increased 475 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chanca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chanca last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chanca earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 23% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,926 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.65% less than the national average, earning R 45,972 per year and in United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD 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
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