Avcan Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Avcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2841:274,01918,456
Northern Cyprus391:8,1801,959
England101:5,571,806158,774
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Avçan (1) are calculated separately.

Avcan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Avcan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Avcan is most common in Turkey. It can also appear in the variant forms: Avçan. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avcan? popularity and diffusion

Avcan is the 827,165th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Avcan are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 284 people, or 1 in 274,019. In Turkey Avcan is primarily found in: Manisa Province, where 24 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live and Konya Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Turkey Avcan is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 12 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avçan931/
Gavchan831/
Avkan80997/
Afcan8088/
Abcan806/
Apcan804/
Ovcan803/
Avcon802/
Havzan7355/
Avjean7342/
Eavzan736/
Gabcan734/
Ovchan734/
Avcoin733/
Avdzan733/
Habcan733/
Abcang732/
Avcone731/
Awchan731/
Gavzan731/
Afchan731/
Gavcon731/
Afchain67742/
Avdzhan6729/
Abtchan676/
Habchan674/
Aivzian672/
Ahbchan671/
Awtchan671/
Avdjean671/

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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 Avcan
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