Dachan Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Dachan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 155 | 1:1,142,857 | 46,821 |
| Italy | 41 | 1:1,491,627 | 80,856 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Dachan (3,505) may also be a first name.
Dachan Demographics
Average Dachan Salary in
United States
$45,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dachan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dachan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dachan (Arabic: دشان, Bengali: দচন, Oriya: ଦଚନ) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dachan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 996,001st most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. Dachan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Dachan reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dachan is also the 119,904th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 3,505 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 1,142,857. In Nigeria Dachan is most frequent in: Plateau, where 99 percent are found, Kano, where 1 percent are found and Ogun, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 16 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Dachan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dachan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dachan surname contracted 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dachan Last Name Statistics demography
Dachan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dachan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dachan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦଚନ | dacana | - |
| Dachan in the Bengali language | ||
| দচন | dacana | 75 |
| দৈচান | daicana | 25 |
| Dachan in the Arabic language | ||
| دشان | dshan | - |
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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 Dachan
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