Chanlon Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Chanlon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chanlon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3441:193,08930,043
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Chanlon (39) may also be a first name.

Chanlon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chanlon is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chanlon? popularity and diffusion

Chanlon is the 741,235th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. Chanlon occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Chanlon live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Chanlon is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 39 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 344 people, or 1 in 193,089. In France it is most frequent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 57 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 23 percent live and Île-de-France, where 10 percent live. Besides France this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Chanlon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chanlon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chanlon last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chanlon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chanlon surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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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 Chanlon
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