Tchanhou Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Tchanhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Tchanhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchanhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tchanhou is found most frequently in Benin. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchanhou? popularity and diffusion
Tchanhou is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchanhou reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Tchanhou is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Tchanhou is most common in: Atlantique Department, where 57 percent are found, Atakora Department, where 14 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 14 percent are found. Barring Benin Tchanhou exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Tchanhou
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