Chihen Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Chihen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 21 | 1:6,087,823 | 41,347 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Chihen (19) may also be a first name.
Chihen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chihen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chihen has its highest incidence in Japan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chihen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chihen is the 4,206,983rd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Chihen occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Chihen are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 95 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 19 people.
It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 6,087,823. In Japan it is most numerous in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 90 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 5 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 5 percent live. Apart from Japan it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
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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 Chihen
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