Chenkan Surname
Approximately 1,722 people bear this surname
Chenkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,705 | 1:41,430 | 4,594 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
Chenkan (299) may also be a first name.
Chenkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chenkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chenkan occurs most in Thailand. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chenkan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 234,022nd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,232,024 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Chenkan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Tai-Asia. Chenkan is also the 509,704th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 299 people.
It is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 1,705 people, or 1 in 41,430. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Chanthaburi Province, where 21 percent reside, Maha Sarakham Province, where 15 percent reside and Phang Nga Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Thailand this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 1 percent reside and Iran, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Chenkan
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