Dercan Surname

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

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Dercan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dercan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1231:632,69433,456
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dercan (47) may also be a first name.

Dercan Last Name Facts

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

Dercan is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dercan? popularity and diffusion

Dercan is the 1,353,468th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Dercan reside; 52 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 47 people.

It is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 632,694. In Turkey Dercan is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 49 percent live, Canakkale Province, where 28 percent live and Bursa Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 14 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derchan925/
Dercian921/
Değercan86229/
Derchain8657/
Derschan8657/
Derchang863/
Dercaine863/
Derchane861/
Derchant860/
Derchank860/
Darcan832,417/
Dersan83226/
Derkan8374/
Dercon8358/
Derjan8342/
Dorcan8336/
Dircan8315/
Dercen837/
Derzan831/
Derqan831/
Derschang8072/
Dercsen7756/
Derkhan7739/
Derzhan7725/
Dershan7719/
Dercone7710/
Derjean779/
Dierčan777/
Dearsan776/
Dersand774/
Dersane773/
Dersain772/
Dierżan771/
Dercham771/
Dierkan771/
Drecșan771/
Derkane771/
Darckan771/
Dersant771/
Derzand771/
Dearcon770/
Dorckan770/
Dheerchand751/
Derschon7136/
Deerkhan7128/
Derchong716/
Diergian712/
Derjahan711/
Derssane711/
Derkkane711/
Dheersan711/
Dhersain711/
Deirzand711/
Derscham710/
Dirjan67703/
Dirsan67216/
Dîrjan67196/
Derson67172/
Darkan67155/
Dersam67116/
Darcon67115/
Derján67105/
Dirzan6793/
Dersen6787/
Derzon6773/
Dorcon6749/
Dorkan6740/
Dersén6727/
Dyrcon6721/
Derkon6716/
Drezan677/
Derzen675/
Dheerkhan675/
Dirkan674/
Derzanova673/
Dircon673/
Derjon672/
Derkanova671/
Derchoune671/
Dheirkhan671/
Dhirchand671/
Darqan671/
Derżon671/
Derscheun670/

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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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  • 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 Dercan
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