Chenken Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Chenken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chenken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia91:489,83723,279
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Chenken Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chenken Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chenken is found most in Liberia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Chenken live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia Chenken is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 89 percent are found and Sinoe County, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Liberia Chenken is found in one country. It also occurs in China, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Henken921,861/
Chengkuen881/
Hencken86560/
Heinken86443/
Chenkin86211/
Chemken8612/
Hennken8611/
Chanken866/
Chenkyn863/
Chencen861/
Khenken861/
Chenchen80912/
Heineken80535/
Chenkina8042/
Heincken8010/
Henggken802/
Chenking801/
Chemkeng801/
Tchemken801/
Chenkyna801/
Hinken771,214/
Henkin77911/
Henkyn7781/
Zenken7711/
Cenkin773/
Henkem771/
Hencen771/
Khenkn771/
Chengchen75145/
Heinecken7559/
Cheangkem752/
Chaineken751/
Chankin71343/
Khenkin71199/
Chinkin71110/
Khenkyn7139/
Chonkin7133/
Chynkyn7127/
Chenqin7126/
Chechenkin7119/
Henkind7116/
Henquen7112/
Chencin7111/
Chenqun717/
Chankyn717/
Heemken715/
Hengkyn713/
Chichenkin712/
Heinekn711/
Dzenken711/
Chinkne711/
Hengkin711/
Hennkin710/
Heinkin710/
Khenkina67112/
Chinkina67109/
Chenchin6752/
Chenqing6749/
Zenkienė6748/
Heinking6746/
Čenkienė6744/
Khenkyna6743/
Chynkyna6723/
Chyonkin6714/
Heinekin679/
Chongkin674/
Changkin672/
Tchinkin672/
Chainkin672/
Chengqun671/
Hingkeng671/
Tsenkeng671/
Chengqin671/
Hencheen670/

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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 Chenken
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