San Chin Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
San Chin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
San Chin (197) may also be a first name.
San Chin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name San Chin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name San Chin is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name San Chin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of San Chin reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. San Chin is also the 646,152nd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 197 people.
San Chin is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent reside, Sarawak, where 33 percent reside and Selangor, where 33 percent reside. Beside Malaysia San Chin exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Ching | 94 | 1 | / |
| San Chen | 88 | 4 | / |
| San Shin | 88 | 1 | / |
| San Hein | 88 | 1 | / |
| San Cing | 88 | 1 | / |
| San Khin | 88 | 1 | / |
| San Shinn | 82 | 1 | / |
| San Chhen | 82 | 1 | / |
| San Sin | 80 | 5 | / |
| San Xin | 80 | 2 | / |
| San Jin | 80 | 2 | / |
| San Zin | 80 | 1 | / |
| San Chhean | 78 | 1 | / |
| San Heng | 75 | 4 | / |
| San Sing | 75 | 1 | / |
| San Singh | 71 | 13 | / |
| San Hseng | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Cheam | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Kim | 67 | 17 | / |
| San-Kin | 67 | 12 | / |
| San-Sin | 67 | 1 | / |
| San Seng | 63 | 3 | / |
| San Suen | 63 | 1 | / |
| San Jean | 63 | 1 | / |
| San-Ken | 53 | 245 | / |
| San-Zen | 53 | 4 | / |
| San Kem | 53 | 1 | / |
| San-Sen | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 San Chin
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