Chant Surname
Approximately 6,571 people bear this surname
Chant Surname Definition:
Prob. a nickname from the French chant, 'a song,’ ‘melody’ [Latin cant-us] Henry de la Chambre.—Hundred Rolls This surname was Latinized de Camera.
Chant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,513 | 1:22,172 | 3,097 |
| Australia | 1,482 | 1:18,216 | 2,541 |
| United States | 922 | 1:393,122 | 34,492 |
| Canada | 866 | 1:42,547 | 5,286 |
| New Zealand | 142 | 1:31,890 | 5,546 |
| Wales | 131 | 1:23,622 | 2,487 |
| French Polynesia | 123 | 1:2,283 | 462 |
| Cambodia | 96 | 1:161,324 | 2,823 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,224 | 1:19,915 | 2,835 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Guernsey | 14 | 1:2,333 | 390 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 156 | 1:321,915 | 25,142 |
Chant (3,194) may also be a first name.
Chant Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Prob. a nickname from the French chant, 'a song,’ ‘melody’ [Latin cant-us] Henry de la Chambre.—Hundred Rolls This surname was Latinized de Camera.
Chant Demographics
Average Chant Salary in
United States
$45,278 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chant (Bengali: চান্ত, Hindi: चन्त, Marathi: चांत) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chant? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 74,806th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,109,047 people. The surname Chant occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Chant reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. Chant is also the 127,092nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 3,194 people.
This surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 2,513 people, or 1 in 22,172. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 20 percent live, Hampshire, where 12 percent live and Dorset, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account England it exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Chant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chant has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Chant surname grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 591 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 655 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chant Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Chant last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Chant surname are 16.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.21% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chant earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.11% less than the national average, earning 255,717 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning R 237,564 per year; in United States they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $45,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $50,450 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chant Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chant in the Marathi language | ||
| चांत | canta | - |
| Chant in the Bengali language | ||
| চান্ত | canta | 50 |
| চন্ত | canta | 50 |
| Chant in the Hindi language | ||
| चन्त | canta | 50 |
| चंत | canta | 12.5 |
| चांत | canta | 12.5 |
| चन्ट | canta | 12.5 |
| छांटा | chanta | 6.25 |
| चन्त् | cant | 6.25 |
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