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 last name Tchigan is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tchigan.
How Common Is The Last Name Tchigan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly 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.
Tchigan is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin it is most numerous in: Kouffo Department, where 86 percent are found and Collines Department, where 14 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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