Dorcan Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dorcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dorcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania341:590,52642,844
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dorcan (19) may also be a first name.

Dorcan Last Name Facts

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

Dorcan is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dorcan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dorcan is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Dorcan is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Dorcan reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Dorcan is also the 2,523,061st most common given name worldwide, held by 19 people.

The last name Dorcan is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 590,526. In Romania it is primarily found in: Caraș-Severin County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Romania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Dorcan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dorcan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dorcan surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dorcean92194/
Dorcant9215/
Dorscan921/
Dorcian921/
Dorckan920/
Dorchain86313/
Dorschan8619/
Dorceant8613/
Dourchan861/
Darcan832,417/
Durcan832,212/
Dorsan83856/
Dercan83164/
Dorjan8350/
Dorcon8349/
Dorkan8340/
Dorzan8321/
Dorcen833/
Dorschank801/
Dorschain801/
Dorkhan77283/
Darıcan77112/
Dorzane77104/
Dorshan7741/
Doorjan7730/
Dorjahn7728/
Dorjean7727/
Durchan7720/
Darcant7719/
Dorsane7716/
Dorsain7716/
Dorsant7711/
Durcian7710/
Darchan775/
Doirzan774/
Dorsand772/
Darcane771/
Dorjayn771/
Dorsang771/
Dorkane771/
Dhorzan771/
Darckan771/
Dorgian770/
Dorsaint712,221/
Dorscham71163/
Doorjean7187/
Darcagne7120/
Dorsanne719/
Dhorsane718/
Darcanne715/
Dhorkane715/
Dorsaine714/
Dourkang713/
Darciang713/
Doorkhan713/
Doorjaan713/
Darchand712/
Dorkhand712/
Doursang711/
Doorsaan711/
Dorchong711/
Dourkane711/
Durkan672,949/
Darsan672,146/
Dorson67607/
Darjan67580/
Dorsen67249/
Dorsam67232/
Darkan67155/
Darcen67132/
Darcon67115/
Darcaigne6796/
Derkan6774/
Durcon6772/
Dorzon6767/
Dercon6758/
Dorssaint6748/
Darzan6737/
Durzan6719/
Darcam6717/
Dorsén6711/
Dorzen6710/
Dorjon679/
Durčan678/
Dharchand674/
D'Orsanne672/
Dârjan672/
Dârzan672/
Durcanová671/
Darqan671/
Durcen671/
Darcanova671/
Durcanova671/
Dorkon671/
Dorschein671/
Dárjan671/
Dãrjan671/
Derqan671/
Durcam671/
Dorcom670/

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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 Dorcan
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