Tchigan Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Tchigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Tchigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tchigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tchigan is found most in Benin. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Tchigan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchigan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tchigan is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchigan live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most common in Benin, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Tchigan is mostly concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 86 percent live and Collines Department, where 14 percent live. Outside of Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Niger, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchigang | 93 | 43 | / |
| Tchiogan | 93 | 25 | / |
| Tchingan | 93 | 12 | / |
| Tchighan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chigan | 92 | 100 | / |
| Tchuigang | 88 | 24 | / |
| Tchiegain | 88 | 2 | / |
| Tchigaing | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tcheigang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tchigatne | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigane | 86 | 14 | / |
| Chaigan | 86 | 10 | / |
| Chighan | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tchegan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tchigam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chhigan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cigan | 83 | 1,175 | / |
| Tchegang | 80 | 215 | / |
| Tchigoun | 80 | 72 | / |
| Tshingan | 80 | 34 | / |
| Chighane | 80 | 16 | / |
| Chiganne | 80 | 11 | / |
| Tchengan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chhaigan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chaighan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchegain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tciegang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhigan | 77 | 577 | / |
| Caigan | 77 | 243 | / |
| Tsigan | 77 | 84 | / |
| Chegan | 77 | 74 | / |
| Czigan | 77 | 29 | / |
| Cigahn | 77 | 11 | / |
| Scigan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Coigan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ceigan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cighan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cigľan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ścigan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cuigan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tchiggoun | 75 | 6 | / |
| Chaigahan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tchegaing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchighong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzhigan | 71 | 96 | / |
| Chigone | 71 | 39 | / |
| Chegain | 71 | 29 | / |
| Chigoun | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tchigom | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chaigon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chegann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsigain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsigane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chegane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsigang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchegon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cygan | 67 | 14,413 | / |
| Zigan | 67 | 1,725 | / |
| Tshegang | 67 | 271 | / |
| Cheggane | 67 | 137 | / |
| Ciganova | 67 | 134 | / |
| Cegan | 67 | 128 | / |
| Ciganová | 67 | 87 | / |
| Cigán | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ţigan | 67 | 36 | / |
| Tsigaing | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tshegane | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tsigandt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cheghane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cigon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tchegoun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tchigoum | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chhegane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshingon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcheagam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cjgan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchuegon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tchigan
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