Tchaanou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Tchaanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Tchaanou (8) may also be a first name.
Tchaanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchaanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchaanou occurs most in Benin. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchaanou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchaanou are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tchaanou is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 8 people.
The surname Tchaanou is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin Tchaanou is most frequent in: Littoral Department, where 33 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 33 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 33 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 25 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 Tchaanou
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