Chesnais Surname
Approximately 2,382 people bear this surname
Chesnais Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,317 | 1:28,668 | 3,495 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Chesnais Demographics
Average Chesnais Salary in
United States
$60,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chesnais Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chesnais Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chesnais occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chesnais? popularity and diffusion
Chesnais is the 179,145th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,059,423 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Chesnais live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 2,317 people, or 1 in 28,668. In France it is primarily found in: Brittany, where 34 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Normandy, where 16 percent are found. Aside from France this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Chesnais Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chesnais has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chesnais Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Chesnais earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 83.96% more than the national average, earning $91,396 CAD per year.
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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 Chesnais
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