Chokanov Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Chokanov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 52 | 1:134,210 | 7,815 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Chokanov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chokanov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chokanov (Russian: Чоканов) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chokanov? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Chokanov is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Chokanov are found; 69 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 69 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 134,210. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Pleven Province, where 29 percent reside, Veliko Tarnovo Province, where 13 percent reside and Sofia City Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Bulgaria Chokanov exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 27 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chokanov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chokanov in the Russian language | ||
| Чоканов | cokanov | - |
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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 Chokanov
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