Kanachan Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Kanachan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Kanachan (689) may also be a first name.
Kanachan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanachan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanachan (Bengali: কানচন, Hindi: कनचन, Marathi: कानचान, Oriya: କାନଚନ) occurs most in Thailand. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanachan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanachan is the 2,168,711th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanachan live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 315,065th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 689 people.
The surname Kanachan is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 1,009,119. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Udon Thani Province, where 57 percent live, Bangkok, where 26 percent live and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 6 percent live. Aside from Thailand it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanachan | 94 | 14 | / |
| Kanhachan | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kanaichan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanacan | 93 | 269 | / |
| Khanachang | 89 | 8 | / |
| Kanaican | 88 | 5 | / |
| Khanacan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Canachan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanakhan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Konachan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanachon | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kenachan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanhachon | 82 | 11 | / |
| Kaynakhan | 82 | 8 | / |
| Khanakhan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Khonachan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kaneychan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kongachan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Canacan | 80 | 904 | / |
| Kanazan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khanakhane | 78 | 117 | / |
| Kannathsan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khonachand | 78 | 1 | / |
| Conachan | 75 | 86 | / |
| Kenochan | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kanajaan | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kanhajan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanhajon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Canakhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanajham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kannazan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanazan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaneican | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khounachanh | 74 | 1 | / |
| Connachan | 71 | 230 | / |
| Khanakhon | 71 | 204 | / |
| Kannakhon | 71 | 23 | / |
| Khonakhan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kainakhon | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khanachom | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kenechanh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khanazaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanadsaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongachon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cangakhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cainochan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kanazon | 67 | 16 | / |
| Canazan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khanajhone | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanojan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cangaakhan | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanachan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanachan in the Bengali language | ||
| কানচন | kanacana | - |
| Kanachan in the Marathi language | ||
| कानचान | kanacana | - |
| Kanachan in the Hindi language | ||
| कनचन | kanacana | 96.94 |
| कनचान | kanacana | 2.04 |
| कानचन | kanacana | 1.02 |
| Kanachan in the Oriya language | ||
| କାନଚନ | kanacana | 40 |
| କାନଚନ୍ | kanacan | 20 |
| କାଞନ | kanana | 20 |
| କନଚନ | kanacana | 20 |
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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 Kanachan
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