Jachan Surname
Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname
Jachan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 559 | 1:69,838 | 7,771 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Czechia | 90 | 1:118,150 | 19,158 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Jachan (135) may also be a first name.
Jachan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jachan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jachan (Hindi: जचन, Marathi: जाचक, Oriya: ଜଚାନ) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jachan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 361,698th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,287,546 people. Jachan is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Jachan reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 797,647th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 135 people.
Jachan is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 559 people, or 1 in 69,838. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Nebbi District, where 35 percent are found, Kiryandongo District, where 15 percent are found and Zombo District, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 28 percent are found and Czechia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jachan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jachan in the Hindi language | ||
| जचन | jacana | - |
| Jachan in the Marathi language | ||
| जाचक | jacaka | - |
| Jachan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜଚାନ | jacana | 50 |
| ଜଚନ | jacana | 50 |
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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 Jachan
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