Vachan Surname
Approximately 4,351 people bear this surname
Vachan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,305 | 1:178,180 | 10,919 |
| Slovakia | 35 | 1:152,470 | 27,208 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Vachán (1) are calculated separately.
Vachan (9,070) may also be a first name.
Vachan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vachan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vachan (Hindi: वचन, Marathi: वचन) is most common in India. It can occur in the variant forms: Vachán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vachan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 107,252nd most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,674,913 people. Vachan is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Vachan live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,368th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 9,070 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 4,305 people, or 1 in 178,180. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 88 percent are found, Bihar, where 3 percent are found and Delhi, where 3 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Vachan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Vachan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vachan last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vachan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vachan in the Hindi language | ||
| वचन | vacana | 96.99 |
| वचान | vacana | 2.72 |
| वाचन | vacana | 0.12 |
| बचन | bacana | 0.09 |
| वच़न | vacana | 0.02 |
| वचप | vacapa | 0.02 |
| वचऩ | vacana | 0.02 |
| Vachan in the Marathi language | ||
| वचन | vacana | 83.72 |
| वाचन | vacana | 6.98 |
| वाचान | vacana | 3.49 |
| वामन | vamana | 2.33 |
| वेचाण | vecana | 1.16 |
| वचण | vacana | 1.16 |
| चौहान | cauhana | 1.16 |
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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 Vachan
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