Chonkan Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Chonkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 286 | 1:246,987 | 41,867 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
Chonkan (680) may also be a first name.
Chonkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chonkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chonkan is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chonkan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 899,940th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Chonkan are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Chonkan is also the 317,548th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 680 people.
It is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 246,987. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 48 percent reside, Amnat Charoen Province, where 36 percent reside and Chachoengsao Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Thailand Chonkan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Chonkan
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