Compaan Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Compaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Compaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4781:113,34213,609
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Compaan Last Name Facts

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

Compaan occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Compaan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Compaan is the 492,243rd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Compaan live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 478 people, or 1 in 113,342. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, North West, where 14 percent live and Free State, where 12 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Compaan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Compaan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Compaan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Compaan surname are 30.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Compaan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.9% more than the national average, earning R 441,768 per year and in United States they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $48,061 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Compan921,207/
Compean868,254/
Compain863,262/
Campaan861,106/
Chompan8694/
Compant8672/
Compang8652/
Kompaan8635/
Compahn8619/
Compane865/
Compann863/
Compayn863/
Compand861/
Companh861/
Conpaan861/
Chomphan801,065/
Compagne80371/
Compaing8021/
Compaine8017/
Choompan8010/
Champaan801/
Campahan801/
Compayne800/
Sompan772,994/
Campan772,842/
Kompan771,058/
Compañ77550/
Câmpan77265/
Cumpan7735/
Jompan7731/
Conpan775/
Cămpan774/
Compon773/
Compam771/
Champahan75266/
Tchoumpan7510/
Companzzz751/
Champaain751/
Somphan713,660/
Campean713,484/
Campain71841/
Campang71786/
Câmpean71567/
Champan71430/
Jompang71356/
Cumpean71287/
Campane71198/
Chumpan71186/
Campant71131/
Kompane71112/
Juompan7132/
Compone7129/
Khompan7129/
Koumpan7126/
Jomphan7126/
Tsompan7124/
Conpean7120/
Compeyn7115/
Compong7114/
Cumpain7113/
Komphan7111/
Koompan719/
Kampaan718/
Chompon718/
Compeam717/
Kompajn717/
Kompahn715/
Jampaan714/
Comppon713/
Sompean713/
Compaiñ713/
Cumpang713/
Conpain713/
Cumphan712/
Compoon712/
Cobahan711/
Canpaan711/
Campann711/
Conpang711/
Compein711/
Campanh711/
Ciampan711/
Kompain711/
Kompann711/
Kompean711/
Tzompan711/
Tchompaing711/
Cãmpean711/
Cômpean711/
Cămpean711/
Compaim711/
Compañe711/
Sompain711/
Joompan711/
Giompan711/
Kompaun711/
Caban6717,797/
Cavan6712,953/
Campagne675,316/
Coban674,590/
Champain671,466/
Champhan67600/
Covan67463/
Chonphan67420/
Chomphon67301/
Champane67192/
Joompang67178/
Compound67154/
Compoint67107/
Chumphan6795/
Kompagne6775/
Casimpan6770/
Campayne6757/
Khampaan6739/
Khompang6736/
Coompong6730/
Campanhe6728/
Choompon6726/
Caumpang6722/
Campaine6717/
Jomphang6713/
Somphanh6712/
Khomphan6711/
Chompoon6710/
Chaumpan6710/
Tchoumpaing679/
Kompaund677/
Chumpean676/
Champean674/
Jompeang673/
Camphang672/
Jampahan672/
Choonpan672/
Campeant671/
Ciampane671/
Champaun671/
Tchonpan671/
Tsompang671/
Caampang671/
Djompang671/
Cahampan671/
Camppean671/
Campeaun671/
Chompone671/
Casempan671/
Compoune671/
Somphean671/
Chumpann671/
Coomphon671/
Comphong671/
Comphoon671/
Chompuon671/
Jhompang671/
Komphang671/
Khompaun671/
Champayn670/
Champann670/
Champgan670/
Connpain670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Compaan
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