Tchanan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Tchanan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Tchanan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchanan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tchanan is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Tchanan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchanan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchanan live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 861,300. In Benin Tchanan is mostly found in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 25 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 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 Tchanan
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