Can Forename
1,574th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 624,948 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus
Can Forename User-submission:
Can (Turkish: [dʒan]) is a common Turkish and Circassian given name and surname, meaning 'spirit', 'life', 'soul' or 'heart'. The Turkish name comes from the Persian word jan. The Circassian one is derived from Circassian word janberk.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 507,706 | 1:2,691 | 330 |
| Turkey | 98% | 33,193 | 1:2,344 | 494 |
| India | 84% | 27,019 | 1:44,964 | 6,133 |
| Vietnam | 74% | 25,487 | 1:3,634 | 279 |
| Cambodia | 72% | 14,567 | 1:1,117 | 249 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5,481 | 1:1,414 | 119 |
| United States | 90% | 3,640 | 1:99,598 | 4,436 |
| Germany | 100% | 1,141 | 1:84,731 | 1,913 |
| Indonesia | - | 744 | 1:346,725 | 28,988 |
| Canada | 71% | 711 | 1:46,601 | 3,144 |
| Singapore | 100% | 578 | 1:10,877 | 1,916 |
| Taiwan | 85% | 479 | 1:49,624 | 7,475 |
| Poland | 100% | 330 | 1:115,234 | 2,410 |
| Egypt | 65% | 325 | 1:282,772 | 9,197 |
| England | 89% | 306 | 1:181,709 | 5,545 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 301 | 1:1,057 | 232 |
| Netherlands | 97% | 280 | 1:60,365 | 3,857 |
| Thailand | 73% | 276 | 1:253,862 | 15,317 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Russia | 95% | 227 | 1:635,391 | 6,375 |
| Sweden | 96% | 173 | 1:56,982 | 2,887 |
| Malaysia | 58% | 147 | 1:207,142 | 11,872 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 132 | 1:62,223 | 2,449 |
| Qatar | 100% | 102 | 1:23,231 | 3,339 |
| France | 100% | 98 | 1:678,269 | 6,361 |
| Belgium | 100% | 84 | 1:136,786 | 4,042 |
| Nigeria | 50% | 76 | 1:2,336,373 | 44,538 |
| Albania | 100% | 75 | 1:40,621 | 4,015 |
| Austria | 100% | 66 | 1:129,003 | 2,387 |
| Romania | 100% | 64 | 1:313,312 | 9,642 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 61 | 1:158,081 | 5,686 |
| Spain | 100% | 55 | 1:845,999 | 8,105 |
| Australia | - | 44 | 1:310,400 | 6,168 |
| Denmark | - | 43 | 1:131,384 | 3,441 |
| Italy | 99% | 40 | 1:1,526,552 | 11,670 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 40 | 1:136,822 | 1,350 |
| Iraq | - | 34 | 1:1,029,937 | 8,327 |
| Kosovo | - | 30 | 1:62,048 | 4,246 |
| Norway | 100% | 30 | 1:171,078 | 4,535 |
| South Africa | 94% | 30 | 1:1,817,755 | 56,088 |
| Greece | 100% | 29 | 1:377,053 | 5,762 |
| Kazakhstan | 86% | 29 | 1:611,960 | 8,240 |
| DR Congo | 75% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Philippines | 52% | 24 | 1:4,417,062 | 79,224 |
| Uganda | 83% | 24 | 1:1,706,538 | 23,866 |
| Belarus | 93% | 23 | 1:412,278 | 2,832 |
| Brazil | - | 23 | 1:9,314,615 | 118,042 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95% | 21 | 1:388,205 | 30,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 19 | 1:376,421 | 16,551 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 16 | 1:6,097,508 | 12,067 |
| Sudan | - | 16 | 1:2,362,936 | 3,917 |
| Scotland | 100% | 14 | 1:382,169 | 5,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 14 | 1:1,101,701 | 37,489 |
| Ireland | 100% | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Belize | 100% | 11 | 1:32,210 | 2,977 |
| Finland | 100% | 11 | 1:498,471 | 5,769 |
| Hungary | 81% | 9 | 1:1,087,975 | 2,994 |
| Mexico | 100% | 9 | 1:13,793,825 | 37,132 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 8 | 1:2,884,492 | 56,420 |
| Japan | - | 8 | 1:15,998,257 | 41,670 |
| Georgia | 100% | 7 | 1:534,067 | 9,579 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 7 | 1:27,765,383 | 122,080 |
| Estonia | - | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Ukraine | - | 5 | 1:9,099,982 | 12,980 |
| Venezuela | - | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Czechia | 75% | 4 | 1:2,664,040 | 5,608 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Peru | 75% | 4 | 1:7,947,864 | 48,688 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Afghanistan | - | 3 | 1:10,874,505 | 40,253 |
| Croatia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,405,692 | 11,430 |
| Iran | - | 3 | 1:26,165,623 | 45,792 |
| Israel | - | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Jordan | - | 3 | 1:2,942,258 | 8,136 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 3 | 1:1,991,092 | 30,660 |
| Monaco | 100% | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Nepal | - | 3 | 1:9,495,784 | 71,056 |
| Syria | - | 3 | 1:6,435,358 | 7,086 |
| Andorra | - | 2 | 1:41,444 | 944 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Wales | - | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Latvia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | - | 1 | 1:6,315 | 385 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
Can (302,343) may also be a surname.
Can Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Can (Turkish: [dʒan]) is a common Turkish and Circassian given name and surname, meaning 'spirit', 'life', 'soul' or 'heart'. The Turkish name comes from the Persian word jan. The Circassian one is derived from Circassian word janberk. In Turkish, the name Can is pronounced like the common English name John.
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Can Demographics
Average Can Salary in
United States
$42,516 USD
Per year
Rank:
217,590 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00108874
Rank: 4,112 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
97.67%
Sample size: 2,111 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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