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Family name Chans (Chance
, Chans
) , across the world, is a common surname. The surname Chans is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where it is quite a common surname, Curacao, and Grenada (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Algeria, and the United Kingdom. More frequently, Chans is the forename as well as the last name.