Tchanai Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Tchanai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
The alternate forms: Tchanaï (4) are calculated separately.
Tchanai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchanai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchanai is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Tchanaï. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchanai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tchanai is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchanai are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The last name Tchanai is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Tchanai is primarily found in: North Region, where 75 percent reside and Far North Region, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Tchanai is found in one country. It is also common in Chad, where 50 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 Tchanai
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