Biščan Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Biščan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biščan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1491:28,3805,853
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Bišćan (767), Biscan (771), Bişçan (9) & Biscán (1) are calculated separately.

Biščan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biščan has its highest incidence in Croatia. It may be found as: Bišćan, Biscan, Bişçan or Biscán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biščan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,409,418th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. Biščan is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Biščan live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Biščan is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 28,380. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 46 percent are found, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 13 percent are found and Zagreb County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Croatia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 2 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bišćan94767/
Bičan91359/
Biscan89771/
Bişçan899/
Biscán831/
Biščanová802/
Bican734,947/
Bizan73539/
Vičan73308/
Bečan73283/
Bićan7328/
Byčan7310/
Biţan736/
Bičán732/
Baizan671,119/
Baican671,012/
Bichan67948/
Bitzan67553/
Buican67487/
Bizhan67353/
Bitsan6764/
Bicean6761/
Boizan6754/
Bidzan6740/
Bicain6736/
Boican6736/
Bizsan6724/
Beizan6724/
Bajčan6721/
Bician6716/
Bizzan6712/
Biczan6712/
Bitcan6710/
Buizan679/
Bicsan678/
Beican674/
Voičan674/
Bicaan671/
Bidsan671/
Biezan671/
Bitčanová671/
Boiţan671/

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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 Biščan
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