Bečan Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Bečan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 232 | 1:10,723 | 2,534 |
| Czechia | 49 | 1:217,010 | 30,705 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Becan (1,066), Bečán (36), Becán (9) & Bécan (3) are calculated separately.
Bečan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bečan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bečan is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Becan, Bečán, Becán or Bécan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bečan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 930,678th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bečan reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 10,723. In Slovenia it is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 54 percent are found, Upper Carniola, where 43 percent are found and Drava, where 1 percent are found. Besides Slovenia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 17 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Bečan
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