Channel Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Channel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | 1:129,424 | 17,695 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 53 | 1:459,913 | 26,089 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 420 | 1:119,568 | 11,675 |
Channel (2,129) may also be a first name.
Channel Demographics
Average Male Channel Height
173.92 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Channel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Channel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Channel (Arabic: شانل, Bengali: চন্নেল, Hindi: चन्नेल) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Channel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Channel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,551,568th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name Channel occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Channel are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 47 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Channel is also the 162,862nd most commonly held first name globally, held by 2,129 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East New Britain, where 40 percent live, Bougainville, where 16 percent live and West New Britain, where 13 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 11 percent live and Thailand, where 8 percent live.
Channel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Channel has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Channel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Channel in the Bengali language | ||
| চন্নেল | cannela | - |
| Channel in the Hindi language | ||
| चन्नेल | cannela | - |
| Channel in the Arabic language | ||
| شانل | shanl | - |
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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
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- 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 Channel
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