Surname Chants (Chants 
, Шанц 
) , worldwide, is a rare family name. The cognomen Chants is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine, where it is a very rare surname. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. Very seldom, Chants is the forename as well as the last name.