Winchan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Winchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Winchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Winchan (40) may also be a first name.

Winchan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Winchan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Winchan occurs in Nicaragua more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Winchan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Winchan reside; 92 percent reside in Central America and 92 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Winchan is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 40 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 547,372. In Nicaragua it is most frequent in: South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 45 percent live, Matagalpa Department, where 36 percent live and Managua Department, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nicaragua Winchan is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 8 percent live.

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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 Winchan
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