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
The surname Tchigan occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchigan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tchigan are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Tchigan is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 86 percent are found and Collines Department, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Benin it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Niger, where 11 percent are found.
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
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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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tchigan
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