Chkanov Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Chkanov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chkanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Chkanov Last Name Facts

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

Chkanov (Russian: Чканов) is most common in Russia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chkanov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most widespread last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Chkanov live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Chkanov is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 5,337,891. In Russia it is most common in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 52 percent are found, Mari El Republic, where 15 percent are found and Mordovia Republic, where 7 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 10 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Chkanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chkanov surname is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States Chkanov are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chkanova9339/
Chkhanov933/
Chkhanova887/
Shkanov86467/
Shkanova80277/
Shkhanov802/
Skanov7732/
Shchkonov752/
Skhanov7129/
Skatnov719/
Skanova716/
Shkonov713/
Skanovs711/
Skhanova6736/
Shkoynov672/
Shkanoff671/
Shkoynova631/
Sconov621/
Skonov621/
Skotnov5788/
Skonovd5718/
Skonova572/
Skonovh571/
Skangof571/
Skoinova532/
Scheinoff5012/
Scheinhof503/

Chkanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chkanov in the Russian language
Чкановckanov-

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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
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  • 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 Chkanov
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