First Name CHAN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • CHAN is ranked as the 1508th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 17,719.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 5.56 people named CHAN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 86% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named CHAN is 1,051.
  • The SSA data also shows that CHAN is used as a boy's name 80% of the time.

First Names CHAN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 17,719 +/-2.7%
  • National Rank 1,508
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 5.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,051
  • National Rank 8,637
  • Percentile Rank 90.66%
  • Proportion/100k 0.33

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CHAN is 30.9% White, 2.3% Hispanic origin, 6.1% Black, 57.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.6% Two or More Races, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name CHAN have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name CHAN is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Chinese Common surname
  • Chinese surname
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name CHAN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 30.9% 63.9% -33.0%
Hispanic origin 2.3% 16.3% -14.0%
Black 6.1% 12.3% -6.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 57.8% 4.9% 52.9%
Two or more races 2.6% 1.8% 0.8%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named CHAN is California where 6,741 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named CHAN, as 17.37 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 33 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is West Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names CHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 464 3.6 96.6% Indiana 126 1.92 92.5% Iowa 70 2.24 92.1% Kansas 84 2.91 87.8% Michigan 183 1.85 96.6% Minnesota 184 3.37 95.8% Missouri 166 5.55 93.0% Nebraska 105 5.59 88.7% North Dakota 8 1.09 9.7% Ohio 258 2.22 95.2% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 75 1.3 92.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name CHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 464 3.6 96.6%
Indiana 126 1.92 92.5%
Iowa 70 2.24 92.1%
Kansas 84 2.91 87.8%
Michigan 183 1.85 96.6%
Minnesota 184 3.37 95.8%
Missouri 166 5.55 93.0%
Nebraska 105 5.59 88.7%
North Dakota 8 1.09 9.7%
Ohio 258 2.22 95.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 75 1.3 92.7%
West State Statistics First-Names CHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 111 15.13 84.1% Arizona 330 4.9 94.3% California 6,741 17.37 99.4% Colorado 284 5.3 94.4% Hawaii 108 7.63 92.0% Idaho 31 1.91 74.5% Montana 31 3.07 73.5% Nevada 165 5.81 91.9% New Mexico 89 4.25 85.2% Oregon 314 7.91 94.7% Utah 99 3.38 87.7% Washington 634 8.97 97.8% Wyoming 28 4.79 67.7%

West States
State stats for the first name CHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 111 15.13 84.1%
Arizona 330 4.9 94.3%
California 6,741 17.37 99.4%
Colorado 284 5.3 94.4%
Hawaii 108 7.63 92.0%
Idaho 31 1.91 74.5%
Montana 31 3.07 73.5%
Nevada 165 5.81 91.9%
New Mexico 89 4.25 85.2%
Oregon 314 7.91 94.7%
Utah 99 3.38 87.7%
Washington 634 8.97 97.8%
Wyoming 28 4.79 67.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names CHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 112 3.12 91.5% Maine 10 0.77 8.6% Massachusetts 316 4.69 94.7% New Hampshire 28 2.11 73.0% New Jersey 271 3.03 94.6% New York 1,503 7.61 98.7% Pennsylvania 436 3.41 96.6% Rhode Island 36 3.46 79.9% Vermont 12 1.88 68.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name CHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 112 3.12 91.5%
Maine 10 0.77 8.6%
Massachusetts 316 4.69 94.7%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 73.0%
New Jersey 271 3.03 94.6%
New York 1,503 7.61 98.7%
Pennsylvania 436 3.41 96.6%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 79.9%
Vermont 12 1.88 68.8%
South State Statistics First-Names CHAN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 144 2.96 93.2% Arkansas 58 1.94 86.6% Delaware 28 3.04 88.2% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 63.8% Florida 600 3.02 98.1% Georgia 659 6.52 97.6% Kentucky 58 1.32 86.7% Louisiana 141 3.03 92.3% Maryland 429 7.17 97.1% Mississippi 166 5.55 93.0% North Carolina 230 2.31 96.5% Oklahoma 128 3.31 91.0% South Carolina 99 2.04 91.1% Tennessee 160 2.44 94.2% Texas 1,202 4.46 98.4% Virginia 628 7.55 97.3% West Virginia 9 0.49 10.9%

South States
State stats for the first name CHAN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 144 2.96 93.2%
Arkansas 58 1.94 86.6%
Delaware 28 3.04 88.2%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 63.8%
Florida 600 3.02 98.1%
Georgia 659 6.52 97.6%
Kentucky 58 1.32 86.7%
Louisiana 141 3.03 92.3%
Maryland 429 7.17 97.1%
Mississippi 166 5.55 93.0%
North Carolina 230 2.31 96.5%
Oklahoma 128 3.31 91.0%
South Carolina 99 2.04 91.1%
Tennessee 160 2.44 94.2%
Texas 1,202 4.46 98.4%
Virginia 628 7.55 97.3%
West Virginia 9 0.49 10.9%
 

Full Names with CHAN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CHAN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named CHAN.

The most popular full name is CHAN Nguyen. 3.93% of all the people named CHAN have this family name.

There are 1447 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CHAN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 CHAN Nguyen 3.93%
2 CHAN Park 3.56%
3 CHAN Lee 2.44%
4 CHAN Kim 2.33%
5 CHAN Tran 2.28%
6 CHAN King 1.94%
7 CHAN Le 1.28%
8 CHAN Cheung 1.18%
9 CHAN Choi 1.18%
10 CHAN Pham 1.18%
11 CHAN Wong 1.00%
12 CHAN Lam 0.89%
13 CHAN Ho 0.81%
14 CHAN Huynh 0.73%
15 CHAN Wilson 0.73%
16 CHAN Ly 0.66%
17 CHAN Pak 0.63%
18 CHAN Vo 0.63%
19 CHAN Chung 0.60%
20 CHAN Chen 0.58%