Salchan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Salchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704

Salchan (31) may also be a first name.

Salchan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salchan (Hindi: सलचन) occurs most in Guyana. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salchan? popularity and diffusion

Salchan is the 6,360,413th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Salchan are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 31 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Guyana, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,037. In Guyana it is primarily concentrated in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 50 percent are found and Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 50 percent are found. Barring Guyana it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 22 percent are found and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salchan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salchan in the Hindi language
सलचनsalacana72.22
सल्चनsalcana22.22
सालचनsalacana5.56

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salchan
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