Chicaj Surname
Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname
Chicaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 1,117 | 1:14,398 | 1,346 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Chicáj (1) are calculated separately.
Chicaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chicaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chicaj occurs more in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Chicáj. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chicaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chicaj is the 330,363rd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,500,933 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chicaj reside; 100 percent reside in Central America and 100 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.
The last name Chicaj is most widely held in Guatemala, where it is borne by 1,117 people, or 1 in 14,398. In Guatemala Chicaj is primarily concentrated in: San Marcos Department, where 48 percent are found, Quiché Department, where 40 percent are found and Guatemala Department, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Guatemala Chicaj occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Chicaj
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