Tchanti Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Tchanti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 303 | 1:34,111 | 4,440 |
| Ivory Coast | 28 | 1:823,973 | 21,823 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Tchanti (66) may also be a first name.
Tchanti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchanti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tchanti is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchanti? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tchanti is the 828,895th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tchanti reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tchanti is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 66 people.
The surname Tchanti is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 303 people, or 1 in 34,111. In Benin Tchanti is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 82 percent are found, Collines Department, where 7 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin Tchanti is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, 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 Tchanti
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