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 surname Dacan (Hindi: डचन) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dacan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,328,442nd most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Dacan live; 51 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dacan is also the 106,305th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 4,249 people.
It is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried 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 it exists in 7 countries. It is also common 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 rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 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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