Elcan Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Elcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2991:260,27217,820
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
India61:127,844,230863,365
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Elcan (1,689) may also be a first name.

Elcan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elcan is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elcan? popularity and diffusion

Elcan is the 597,433rd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Elcan reside; 55 percent reside in West Asia and 53 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Elcan is also the 187,161st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 1,689 people.

The surname Elcan is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 260,272. In Turkey it is most common in: Mersin Province, where 42 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Turkey it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 2 percent are found.

Elcan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Elcan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 284 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elcan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elcan surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.86% being registered with the political party.

Elcan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $42,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elcain9114/
Elchan9110/
Elcean915/
Ellcan911/
Jelcan911/
Elcant911/
Ielcean8351/
Ielcian831/
Etilcan831/
Alcan804,094/
Olcan801,384/
Elkan801,244/
Ilcan80670/
Elzan80292/
Elşan80194/
Elsan8078/
Elxan8019/
Elcon803/
Eljan802/
Elcam801/
Elcen801/
Yesilcan77167/
Elzain7328,317/
Alcain732,763/
Elzhan73794/
Elsahn73588/
Hilcan7385/
Elshan7374/
Elesan7373/
Elkaan7371/
Elsjan7359/
Elkhan7347/
Holcan7346/
Elcham7333/
Elkane7326/
Eljand7323/
Elezan7321/
Gilcan7321/
Jelkan7320/
Elsang7320/
Elzant7316/
Elsain7313/
Elkann7311/
Ilchan7310/
Elsant7310/
Elzayn7310/
Elsand7310/
Helkan739/
Elkain738/
Ilkcan738/
Yolcan738/
Yılcan738/
Helcon737/
Alcaín737/
Halcan735/
Elzian734/
Elsgan734/
Eljaan733/
Jilcan733/
Elchon732/
Eltjan732/
Șolcan732/
Helsan732/
Elgian732/
Eljain731/
Elsian731/
Gelkan731/
Eilcon731/
Yilcan731/
Uilcan731/
Yelkan731/
Elkand731/
Elcont731/
Elzand731/
Elkang731/
Elkank731/
Elsane731/
Eljean730/
Gelsan730/
Elcohn730/
Ellcon730/
Elcaim730/
Yelcanova711/
Jelcanová711/
Huilcan67300/
Elesang67206/
Elsaint67168/
Uilecan67103/
Elshant6727/
Helshan6715/
Heljand678/
Elesand675/
Elkhain674/
Elshain674/
Elsgaan674/
Elkahan673/
Eldsand673/
Helsand672/
Elzanne672/
Gilchan672/
Ilchang671/
Elchoun671/
Elesant671/
Elkaine671/
Ellcion671/
Gillcan671/
Gellkan671/
Gelcion671/
Halcain671/
Elshane671/
Elhkane671/
Allcain671/
Alcahan671/
Aalcain671/
Elhssan671/
Elsamne671/
Elesane671/
Gelshan670/
Helchon670/
Elshang670/

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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 Elcan
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