Chankan Surname
Approximately 1,261 people bear this surname
Chankan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,234 | 1:57,243 | 7,004 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Chankan (47) may also be a first name.
Chankan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chankan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chankan (Marathi: चांकन) is found most frequently in Thailand. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chankan.
How Common Is The Last Name Chankan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 301,281st most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,779,180 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chankan reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Chankan is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 47 people.
It is most widespread in Thailand, where it is held by 1,234 people, or 1 in 57,243. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Khon Kaen Province, where 15 percent live, Nakhon Phanom Province, where 12 percent live and Phrae Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Thailand this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chankan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chankan in the Marathi language | ||
| चांकन | cankana | - |
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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 Chankan
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