Chenekan Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Chenekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 291 | 1:15,150 | 1,579 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chenekan (22) may also be a first name.
Chenekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chenekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chenekan is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chenekan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 910,497th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chenekan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 22 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 15,150. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: River Gee County, where 55 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 29 percent are found and Sinoe County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheenekan | 94 | 33 | / |
| Chenikan | 88 | 12 | / |
| Chanekan | 88 | 6 | / |
| Chenakan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chinekan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Heinekant | 82 | 1 | / |
| Henieckan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Genekan | 80 | 44 | / |
| Cenikan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jenekan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chanakan | 75 | 947 | / |
| Chinakan | 75 | 710 | / |
| Hennekam | 75 | 419 | / |
| Chinokan | 75 | 53 | / |
| Chanikan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chaneqan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chanekon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chanokkan | 71 | 31 | / |
| Chinaikan | 71 | 27 | / |
| Hennekein | 71 | 25 | / |
| Chainakan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Chinnakan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Chonnakan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chonnikan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Henieckon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hennequant | 67 | 30 | / |
| Henican | 67 | 27 | / |
| Tsengekaan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Chinnakkan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chinnackan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chainakhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinecan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Genecan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zenecan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hinikan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Channakkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chonnikkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinnakann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zinekan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Chenekan
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