Chankouin Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Chankouin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 97 | 1:106,553 | 11,978 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Chankouin (10) may also be a first name.
Chankouin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chankouin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chankouin is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chankouin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,860,621st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chankouin reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chankouin is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name globally, held by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 106,553. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 82 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 11 percent reside and Zou Department, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent reside and Senegal, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchankouin | 95 | 22 | / |
| Chancouin | 89 | 46 | / |
| Chankoen | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chankgoen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hounkouing | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chankaen | 71 | 161 | / |
| Cankohen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Houmkouin | 67 | 26 | / |
| Chankhaen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chonkoene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houngkouaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chankaeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Changkhaen | 63 | 198 | / |
| Hankaen | 63 | 9 | / |
| Jankoen | 63 | 5 | / |
| Honkoen | 63 | 1 | / |
| Houmkouing | 63 | 1 | / |
| Khankaen | 59 | 4 | / |
| Chonkaen | 59 | 4 | / |
| Khankhaen | 56 | 4 | / |
| Khankhaenh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jankaen | 50 | 9 | / |
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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
- 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 Chankouin
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