Chkan Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Chkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2021:225,36030,007
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Chkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chkan (Arabic: شخان, Russian: Чкан) occurs most in Ukraine. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 968,490th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name Chkan is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Chkan reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 225,360. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 47 percent reside, Kherson Oblast, where 23 percent reside and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 23 percent reside and Belarus, where 0 percent reside.

Chkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Chkan surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chkhan91149/
Chkane915/
Chckan911/
Hkan89240/
Ckan892/
Chkhanh832/
Chkkane831/
Chkam80205/
Khkan8097/
Håkan8060/
Hkhan8016/
Hkane805/
Chcan804/
Ckean804/
Ckhan803/
Chkanova7739/
Khkhan7362/
Chkoun737/
Chkhon736/
Hkhane734/
Hkaine731/
Chkong731/
Zhkhan731/
Chkham731/
Khkaan731/
Chcane731/
Chkkam731/
Chkhanova717/
Zcan671,174/
Ccan6744/
Chkoune6736/
Ckon675/
Hcan674/
Hqan671/

Chkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chkan in the Russian language
Чканckan-
Chkan in the Arabic language
شخانshkhan-
شخينshkhyn-

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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 Chkan
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