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 last name Avocan is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Avocan.

How Common Is The Last Name Avocan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 726,304th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. Avocan occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Avocan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Avocan is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 25,904. In Benin Avocan 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. Outside of Benin this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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
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