Tanchang Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Tanchang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanchang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1351:523,24790,840
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Tanchang (340) may also be a first name.

Tanchang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanchang occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanchang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanchang is the 1,518,885th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Tanchang live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 473,685th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 340 people.

The surname is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 523,247. In Thailand Tanchang is most prevalent in: Uttaradit Province, where 97 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 1 percent live and Nonthaburi Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Thailand this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

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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 Tanchang
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