Enchan Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Enchan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 172 | 1:171,478 | 10,439 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Enchan (983) may also be a first name.
Enchan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Enchan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Enchan (Hindi: ेंचन) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Enchan.
How Common Is The Last Name Enchan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Enchan is the 1,295,379th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. Enchan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Enchan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 256,947th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 983 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 171,478. In Malaysia Enchan is most common in: Sarawak, where 88 percent live, Sabah, where 6 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 5 percent live. Aside from Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in China, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Enchan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Enchan in the Hindi language | ||
| ेंचन | encana | - |
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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 Enchan
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