Minchan Surname

126,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Minchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru3,4801:9,1331,329
Spain731:640,43929,091
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Minchán (20) & Minchàn (1) are calculated separately.

Minchan (4,885) may also be a first name.

Minchan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Minchan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Minchan (Oriya: ମିନ୍ଚନ୍, Russian: Минчан) has its highest incidence in Peru. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Minchán or Minchàn. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minchan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Minchan is the 126,926th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,037,335 people. The last name Minchan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Minchan live; 98 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 97,602nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 4,885 people.

The last name is most common in Peru, where it is held by 3,480 people, or 1 in 9,133. In Peru it is most frequent in: Cajamarca Region, where 71 percent live, Lima Province, where 13 percent live and La Libertad Region, where 6 percent live. Barring Peru this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent live and Chile, where 0 percent live.

Minchan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Minchan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Minchan surname fell 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Minchan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Minchan earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 28.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,813 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Minchan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Minchan in the Oriya language
ମିନ୍ଚନ୍mincan-
Minchan in the Russian language
Минчанmincan-

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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 Minchan
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