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 last name Chankan (Marathi: चांकन) is found most in Thailand. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chankan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 301,281st most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,779,180 people. The last name Chankan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Chankan live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 47 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 1,234 people, or 1 in 57,243. In Thailand Chankan is most common in: Khon Kaen Province, where 15 percent are found, Nakhon Phanom Province, where 12 percent are found and Phrae Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Thailand this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
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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