Chijin Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Chijin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 288 | 1:443,904 | 13,616 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Chijin (7,951) may also be a first name.
Chijin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chijin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chijin occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chijin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chijin is the 893,754th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chijin live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 71,376th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 7,951 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 443,904. In Japan it is most numerous in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 45 percent live, Tochigi Prefecture, where 31 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 22 percent live. Beside Japan it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in China, where 3 percent live and Cuba, where 0 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 Chijin
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