Chankin Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Chankin Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) From the name Chana (Hana), plus -kin, the Russian suffix indicating descent. Other forms of this matronymic are Chanen, Chanin, Hankin, Henkin.

Chankin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1291:962,21912,860
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Chankin (2,083) may also be a first name.

Chankin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) From the name Chana (Hana), plus -kin, the Russian suffix indicating descent. Other forms of this matronymic are Chanen, Chanin, Hankin, Henkin.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Chankin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chankin (Russian: Чанкин) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chankin.

How Common Is The Last Name Chankin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 812,930th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. The surname Chankin is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Chankin reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 165,032nd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 2,083 people.

The surname Chankin is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 962,219. In Mexico Chankin is mostly concentrated in: Chiapas, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Chankin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chankin last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Chankin surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Chankin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.83% less than the national average, earning $39,769 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chankin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chankin in the Russian language
Чанкинcankin-

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