Descan Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Descan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 138 | 1:83,309 | 13,076 |
| Moldova | 117 | 1:30,439 | 4,859 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Descan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Descan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Descan (Arabic: ديسكان) is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Descan.
How Common Is The Last Name Descan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 945,594th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. Descan is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Descan are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 83,309. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Belgium Descan is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 42 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Descan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Descan in the Arabic language | ||
| ديسكان | dyskan | - |
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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 Descan
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