Chankana Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Botswana

Chankana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chankana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chankana (20) may also be a first name.

Chankana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chankana Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chankana is found most in Thailand. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chankana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,605,694th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. Chankana is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Chankana reside; 55 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Chankana is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 2,354,612. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Chiang Mai Province, where 23 percent reside, Bangkok, where 13 percent reside and Lamphun Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Thailand this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 31 percent reside and Niger, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Chankana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis