Charon Surname
Approximately 7,010 people bear this surname
Charon Surname User-submission:
Comes from the word, charron, pronounced, caron, in Picardy, which means 'wheelwright' in French.
Charon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,043 | 1:16,429 | 1,767 |
| United States | 1,387 | 1:261,326 | 24,660 |
| Cuba | 675 | 1:17,071 | 1,139 |
| Argentina | 264 | 1:161,907 | 13,634 |
| Belgium | 179 | 1:64,227 | 10,317 |
| Canada | 132 | 1:279,133 | 26,131 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Uruguay | 45 | 1:76,261 | 7,891 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Colombia | 14 | 1:3,412,434 | 15,450 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 99 | 1:507,259 | 35,553 |
The alternate forms: Charoń (5), Charón (4) & Châron (1) are calculated separately.
Charon (6,893) may also be a first name.
Charon Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Comes from the word, charron, pronounced, caron, in Picardy, which means 'wheelwright' in French.
- vikthorioCharon Demographics
Average Male Charon Height
173.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Charon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Charon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Charon (Hindi: चारों) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Charoń, Charón or Châron. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Charon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Charon is the 70,500th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,039,593 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Charon reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 78,389th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 6,893 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 4,043 people, or 1 in 16,429. In France Charon is most common in: Île-de-France, where 26 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent reside. Beside France it occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Cuba, where 10 percent reside.
Charon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Charon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Charon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Charon surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Charon surname are 41.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.61% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Charon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 41.28% more than the national average, earning $32,074,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $46,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.71% less than the national average, earning $43,370 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Charon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Charon in the Hindi language | ||
| चारों | carom | 50 |
| चरों | carom | 50 |
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