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
The surname Chankouin is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Chankouin.
How Common Is The Last Name Chankouin? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chankouin live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally, held by 10 people.
The last name Chankouin is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 106,553. In Benin Chankouin is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 82 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 11 percent are found and Zou Department, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and Senegal, where 1 percent are found.
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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