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 surname San Chin is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name San Chin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. San Chin occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of San Chin are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. San Chin is also the 646,152nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 197 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia San Chin is primarily concentrated in: Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent are found, Sarawak, where 33 percent are found and Selangor, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
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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