Chkana Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Chkana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chkana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine931:489,49156,515
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Russia31:48,041,019639,186

Chkana Last Name Facts

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

Chkana (Russian: Чкана) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chkana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Chkana live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 489,491. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 72 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 5 percent live and Sumy Oblast, where 5 percent live. Other than Ukraine this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hkana913/
Ckana911/
Chkane835/
Chkani832/
Ckanna831/
Chkouna7794/
Chkhanh772/
Chkango771/
Chkkane771/
Tchqana771/
Chkhani771/
Ccana732,589/
Hkane735/
Hkani731/
Ch'kouna718/
Ccauna6712/
Hkhane674/
Hkhani673/
Hkaine671/
Chcano671/
Dckona671/
Chcane671/

Chkana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chkana in the Russian language
Чканаckana-

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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 Chkana
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