Tchanko Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Tchanko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 377 | 1:55,090 | 7,134 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Tchanko (12) may also be a first name.
Tchanko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchanko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchanko occurs most in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchanko? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 735,823rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchanko reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename internationally, held by 12 people.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 55,090. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 39 percent are found, Centre Region, where 26 percent are found and West Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 0 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 Tchanko
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