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Where Does The Last Name Can Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Can occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Čan, Cañ, Çan, Cán or Čán. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Can? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Can is the 1,815^th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 24,104 people. The last name Can occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Can live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Can is also the 1,574^th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 624,948 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 215,134 people, or 1 in 362. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this surname occurs in 135 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 9 percent are found and Mexico, where 7 percent are found.

Can Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Can has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Can last name rose 922 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 310 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Can Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Can surname is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland and Muslim (94%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Can surname are 1.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Can earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.96% less than the national average, earning 232,012 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning R 244,380 per year; in Vietnam they earn 18.18% more than the national average, earning 97,429,100 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $43,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.7% less than the national average, earning $40,889 CAD per year.