So Chan Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
So Chan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
So Chan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name So Chan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname So Chan occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name So Chan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of So Chan reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 3,490,973. In The Philippines So Chan is most common in: National Capital Region, where 52 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 45 percent reside and Ilocos, where 3 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside.
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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 So Chan
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