Chancan Surname
Approximately 350 people bear this surname
Chancan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 347 | 1:91,597 | 6,073 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
The alternate forms: Chancán (2) are calculated separately.
Chancan (291) may also be a first name.
Chancan Demographics
Average Chancan Salary in
Peru
S/. 17,734
Per year
Average Salary in
Peru
S/. 19,385
Per year
Chancan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chancan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chancan is carried by more people in Peru than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Chancán. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chancan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 801,116th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chancan are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Andean South America. Chancan is also the 517,703rd most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 291 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is held by 347 people, or 1 in 91,597. In Peru Chancan is most frequent in: Lima Province, where 56 percent live, Junín Region, where 34 percent live and Callao Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Peru Chancan is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Paraguay, where 0 percent live.
Chancan Last Name Statistics demography
Chancan earn somewhat less than the average income. In Peru they earn 8.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,734 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 Chancan
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