Dacan Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Dacan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 87 | 1:1,163,658 | 92,852 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Dacan (4,249) may also be a first name.
Dacan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dacan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dacan (Hindi: डचन) is most common in The Philippines. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Dacan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dacan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,328,442nd most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Dacan are found; 51 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 34 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 106,305th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 4,249 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 1,163,658. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 66 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 33 percent live and Central Luzon, where 1 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent live and Taiwan, where 10 percent live.
Dacan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dacan has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dacan last name increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dacan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dacan in the Hindi language | ||
| डचन | dacana | - |
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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 Dacan
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