Chénier Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Chénier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Chenier (6,966) are calculated separately.
Chénier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chénier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chénier is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Chenier. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chénier? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,359,010th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Chénier live; 98 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Gallo-North America.
The last name Chénier is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 237,713. In Canada Chénier is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 86 percent are found, Ontario, where 11 percent are found and Alberta, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Canada Chénier exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Chénier
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