Chanj Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Chanj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chanj (83) may also be a first name.
Chanj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chanj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chanj (Hindi: छन्जा, Marathi: चांज) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chanj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chanj? popularity and diffusion
Chanj is the 6,063,924th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Chanj are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most widely held given name globally It is held by 83 people.
This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,660,971. In Pakistan Chanj is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 75 percent live and Punjab, where 25 percent live. Besides Pakistan Chanj exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chanj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chanj in the Hindi language | ||
| छन्जा | chanja | - |
| Chanj in the Marathi language | ||
| चांज | canja | - |
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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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- 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 Chanj
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