Nichan Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Nichan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 65 | 1:1,086,744 | 162,071 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nichan (302) may also be a first name.
Nichan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nichan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nichan (Marathi: िनचन, Oriya: ନିଚନ) occurs most in Thailand. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nichan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,422,956th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. The last name Nichan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Nichan live; 59 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 506,891st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 302 people.
The surname Nichan is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 1,086,744. In Thailand Nichan is most prevalent in: Chonburi Province, where 55 percent reside, Bangkok, where 18 percent reside and Pathum Thani Province, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Thailand this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nichan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nichan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଚନ | nicana | - |
| Nichan in the Marathi language | ||
| िनचन | inacana | - |
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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 Nichan
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