Bučan Surname

521,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Bučan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bučan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1451:29,1636,002
Slovenia1251:19,9014,496
Serbia1221:58,5655,490
Slovakia621:86,07216,607
Bosnia and Herzegovina511:69,3417,302
Montenegro491:13,0521,754
Czechia281:379,76744,481
North Macedonia231:91,3688,238
Kosovo181:103,4375,529

The alternate forms: Bucan (2,501), Bućan (812) & Buçan (4) are calculated separately.

Bučan Last Name Facts

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

Bučan occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bucan, Bućan or Buçan. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bučan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 521,888th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,697,505 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bučan reside; 86 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 83 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Bučan is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 29,163. In Croatia it is mostly found in: City of Zagreb, where 39 percent are found, Split-Dalmatia County, where 37 percent are found and Zagreb County, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Croatia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 20 percent are found and Serbia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bucan932,501/
Bućan93812/
Buçan934/
Buzan803,536/
Bočan80290/
Bučanová7776/
Buchan7319,789/
Bouzan739,151/
Butsan731,201/
Budzan73911/
Buzhan73838/
Buican73487/
Bucsan73479/
Bauzan73313/
Buzğan73305/
Baucan73283/
Boucan73142/
Bucșan7366/
Butcan7322/
Budsan7319/
Buzain7312/
Buizan739/
Buczan738/
Bucşan733/
Bușcan732/
Buzsan732/
Bucahn732/
Bucian731/
Budcan731/
Beucan731/
Bhucan731/
Bhuzan731/
Buzean731/
Bucaan731/
Butzan731/
Bucann730/
Bouchan671,105/
Butchan67647/
Butsane67369/
Budchan67124/
Buchane67107/
Bucahan6797/
Buchain6781/
Bauchan6780/
Bouzain6736/
Boucain6731/
Buchann6725/
Buchhan6719/
Butsang6712/
Budczan6711/
Bouczan677/
Buchean676/
Budsang676/
Buscean675/
Bucsain674/
Buchaan673/
Budzahn673/
Bhuchan672/
Butsaun672/
Buuzain671/
Bucaain671/
Budzaan671/
Bouzahn671/
Buttcan671/
Buciane671/
Beuchan670/

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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 Bučan
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