Tchanhoun Surname
Approximately 736 people bear this surname
Tchanhoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 735 | 1:14,062 | 1,920 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tchanhoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchanhoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchanhoun is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchanhoun? popularity and diffusion
Tchanhoun is the 459,064th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchanhoun are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 735 people, or 1 in 14,062. In Benin Tchanhoun is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 40 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 27 percent reside and Zou Department, where 26 percent reside. Aside from Benin it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 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
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- 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
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