Ancan Surname
Approximately 1,533 people bear this surname
Ancan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 932 | 1:18,902 | 1,244 |
| India | 391 | 1:1,961,804 | 67,718 |
| Argentina | 71 | 1:602,020 | 42,723 |
| Philippines | 69 | 1:1,467,221 | 103,651 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Ančan (16) & Ancán (1) are calculated separately.
Ancan (916) may also be a first name.
Ancan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ancan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ancan has its highest incidence in Chile. It may also occur as: Ančan or Ancán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ancan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ancan is the 257,026th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,753,781 people. Ancan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Ancan are found; 66 percent are found in South America and 65 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 267,824th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 916 people.
The last name is most widespread in Chile, where it is carried by 932 people, or 1 in 18,902. In Chile Ancan is most prevalent in: Araucanía Region, where 41 percent live, Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 38 percent live and Bío Bío Region, where 12 percent live. Other than Chile this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.
Ancan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ancan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ancan last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ancan
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