Chanikian Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Chanikian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 88 | 1:125,907 | 21,051 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Chanikian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanikian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chanikian is more commonly found in Greece than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chanikian.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanikian? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Chanikian live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
Chanikian is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 125,907. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 70 percent are found and Peloponnese, where 30 percent are found. Outside of Greece this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanikian | 94 | 16 | / |
| Khanikian | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chanichian | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chaynikyan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Canikyan | 82 | 31 | / |
| Hanikyan | 82 | 11 | / |
| Sanikian | 82 | 11 | / |
| Zanikian | 82 | 9 | / |
| Xanikian | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khanikyan | 78 | 206 | / |
| Tzanikian | 78 | 46 | / |
| Sannikian | 78 | 23 | / |
| Hangikyan | 78 | 10 | / |
| Zhanikyan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dzhanikyan | 74 | 125 | / |
| Sanitkhian | 74 | 8 | / |
| Sanikyan | 71 | 267 | / |
| Janikyan | 71 | 250 | / |
| Janekian | 71 | 31 | / |
| Zanekian | 71 | 9 | / |
| Zanikyan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sonikian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Xanikyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jonikian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanekyan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sangiqian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanechian | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shanehchian | 60 | 22 | / |
| Sonikyan | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Chanikian
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