Carcan Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Carcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium521:221,08928,230
Romania411:489,70437,604
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France41:16,605,680368,153
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

The alternate forms: Carçan (1) are calculated separately.

Carcan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carcan is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Carçan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carcan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,727,723rd most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Carcan live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 221,089. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Brussels Capital Region, where 37 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 35 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 29 percent are found. Not including Belgium it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 37 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carçan941/
Charcan9293/
Carchan9215/
Carcian921/
Cartcan921/
Carcean920/
Carcand920/
Charchan86119/
Carcagne8611/
Ccartcan863/
Carchand861/
Tcartcan861/
Sarcan832,021/
Carjan83461/
Carsan83311/
Karcan83193/
Corcan83164/
Jarcan8351/
Carzan8345/
Carcon8317/
Zarcan8317/
Carkan834/
Carcam831/
Carxan831/
Carcen830/
Carcassin8090/
Charchaun801/
Charchane801/
Charciane801/
Carcone77739/
Carsane77555/
Carchon77248/
Karchan7754/
Zarchan7747/
Charcon7733/
Cargian7723/
Carsian7711/
Scarcon778/
Ciorcan777/
Charkan776/
Carrcon775/
Kharcan774/
Jarchan774/
Charcán774/
Corchan773/
Carjean773/
Corcian772/
Carsand772/
Karcang771/
Carsant771/
Carscen771/
Karczan771/
Carcson771/
Carjane771/
Corcane770/
Cardsan770/
Jaurcan770/
Tchartchan753/
Carcione712,973/
Kharchan71728/
Karchhan7119/
Kayırcan7118/
Carssane7113/
Chorchan7113/
Charckon7110/
Charkane719/
Karchane718/
Corchand718/
Carquain717/
Charkhan715/
Carcoine712/
Carhrzan711/
Caarcone711/
Czorchan711/
Cardsian711/
Chartzan711/
Charqane711/
Charchań711/
Jearchan711/
Jarchang711/
Karciane711/
Kardchan711/
Caargian710/
Jarrchan710/
Corchzan710/
Carshamn710/
Carrcein710/
Quearcan710/
Carson67109,276/
Zarjan673,404/
Karsan672,728/
Carzon671,319/
Sarcon671,057/
Karkan67652/
Sarkan67472/
Sarsan67458/
Corsan67428/
Zarkan67427/
Korcan67408/
Kercan67347/
Corjan67329/
Karzan67327/
Karjan67303/
Kharchane67300/
Carsen67277/
Corzan67176/
Carsam67170/
Corkan67151/
Courchane67132/
Zorcan6762/
Courchain6749/
Sarzan6749/
Cârjan6742/
Çarkan6737/
Jarjan6736/
Jarzan6735/
Sorcan6732/
Zarzan6724/
Zarcon6715/
Courchant6714/
Karchahyn6713/
Jarsan6712/
Carjon6710/
Jarkan6710/
Quarchand679/
Zarqan677/
Jarcen676/
Cârţan676/
Qarjan676/
Carsén675/
Jarcon674/
Carxon673/
Zarsan673/
Carzanova672/
Corcon672/
Karcon672/
Courchand672/
Qarzan672/
Karcam672/
Qarqan672/
Sarqan672/
Kharchgan671/
Karchaung671/
Corcen671/
Zarcón671/
Carsán671/
Carzen671/
Qarsan671/
Jorcan671/
Chairkhan671/
Karcen671/

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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
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  • 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 Carcan
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