Kerchan Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Kerchan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 134 | 1:291,338 | 20,450 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Kerchan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerchan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerchan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﺷﺎﻥ, Russian: Керчан) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerchan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,453,389th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kerchan live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 291,338. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 51 percent are found, Zombo District, where 17 percent are found and Kampala District, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Kerchan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kerchan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerchan surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kerchan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerchan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺮﺷﺎﻥ | krshan | - |
| Kerchan in the Russian language | ||
| Керчан | kercan | - |
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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 Kerchan
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