Corcan Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Corcan Surname Definition:

Contracted from Mac Corcrain, a corrupted form of Mac Corcurain, 'Corcuran’s Son' (corcur, 'purple').

Corcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1361:147,63115,687
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Corcan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from Mac Corcrain, a corrupted form of Mac Corcurain, 'Corcuran’s Son' (corcur, 'purple').

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Corcan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corcan is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Corcan.

How Common Is The Last Name Corcan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,353,468th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Corcan reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Corcan is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 147,631. In Romania Corcan is most common in: Caraș-Severin County, where 67 percent are found, Călărași County, where 29 percent are found and Timiș County, where 3 percent are found. Other than Romania Corcan exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Corcan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Corcan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Corcan surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Corcan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Corcan surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciorcan927/
Corchan923/
Corcian922/
Corcane920/
Chorchan8613/
Corchand868/
Czorchan861/
Corchzan860/
Curcan831,286/
Corsan83428/
Korcan83408/
Corjan83329/
Corzan83176/
Corkan83151/
Carcan83112/
Zorcan8362/
Sorcan8332/
Corcon832/
Corcen831/
Jorcan831/
Courchane80132/
Courchain8049/
Courchant8014/
Courchand802/
Korchan77564/
Corchon77325/
Curcean77142/
Coursan77139/
Corsain7797/
Charcan7793/
Corsand7776/
Courjan7757/
Ciurcan7736/
Corsant7724/
Courcon7723/
Korcian7722/
Corchón7717/
Corkain7716/
Corsane7716/
Carchan7715/
Corzaan7711/
Corzane772/
Corgian772/
Corcone772/
Curcian771/
Corshan771/
Corcion771/
Carcian771/
Korczan771/
Cartcan771/
Curcant771/
Carcean770/
Courkan770/
Cordsan770/
Carcand770/
Courchaine751,056/
Corcione712,993/
Charchan71119/
Coursant7158/
Corsaint7156/
Korchane7138/
Korschan7124/
Corrgian7115/
Carcagne7111/
Churchan714/
Ccartcan713/
Courjean713/
Corcoine711/
Korchain711/
Carchand711/
Corgiant711/
Courchon711/
Curtcian711/
Tcartcan711/
Ciurcean711/
Courzayn711/
Chorchon711/
Curchain710/
Chourchaine710/
Corssant710/
Corchson710/
Corzaine710/
Corson679,179/
Zorzan672,869/
Sarcan672,021/
Kurcan671,338/
Korchahyn671,200/
Korzan671,170/
Korkan671,123/
Korsan67521/
Zorjan67375/
Corzon67372/
Kercan67347/
Corjon67298/
Curkan67269/
Karcan67193/
Corsen67128/
Carcassin6790/
Sorkan6775/
Jorkan6772/
Korcam6756/
Corßen6754/
Ţurcan6753/
Jarcan6751/
Corcem6748/
Cârjan6742/
Korjan6731/
Jorjan6731/
Zorkan6726/
Jorsan6725/
Corzen6722/
Sorzan6719/
Zarcan6717/
Zoorchang6710/
Corzón677/
Cârţan676/
Korcanová675/
Qorsan675/
Zurcan674/
Sorcon672/
Sorsan672/
Corzán672/
Corsén672/
Korcán672/
Zourchang672/
Charchaun671/
Corsam671/
Zorsan671/
Jorzan671/
Joirchjan671/
Korcań671/
Carcam671/
Charchane671/
Corsán671/
Corzòn671/
Corjam671/
Charciane671/
Korçan671/
Korşan671/
Corxon670/
Carcen670/
Corkon670/
Curcen670/
Corcom670/

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