Avocan Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Avocan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avocan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3991:25,9043,472
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Avocan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avocan is most common in Benin. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avocan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 726,304th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. Avocan is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Avocan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 25,904. In Benin it is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 88 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 5 percent are found and Mono Department, where 3 percent are found. Besides Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Italy, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Avocanh92228/
Avoscan92130/
Gavocan921/
Avokan83974/
Avojan837/
Avacan831/
Abocan831/
Avoitchan801/
Avocone7716/
Avachan778/
Gavacan776/
Gabocan774/
Avokand771/
Gavokan771/
Aivacan771/
Avogian771/
Avouzan771/
Ayuocan771/
Havacan770/
Avoutchang751/
Abouchan7118/
Avachane7110/
Aivatcan713/
Avachean712/
Aïbochan711/
Avatchan711/
Avouzgan711/
Abochain711/
Govochan711/
Gavachan711/
Abacan672,025/
Owacan67261/
Awosan67255/
Abokan67244/
Abozan67182/
Evecan67115/
Avasan6777/
Awacan6768/
Avakan6740/
Abocon6729/
Evacan6729/
Abouchain6727/
Awojan6714/
Ovecan6713/
Avason6712/
Awokan6710/
Avazen679/
Ampoicean678/
Avokon678/
Avazon676/
Avajan676/
Avoson674/
Avazan673/
Avokam672/
Avajon671/
Aïboichan671/
Awozan671/
Avasán671/
Aboitchan671/
Aiboichan671/

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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 Avocan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis