Gacan Surname
Approximately 403 people bear this surname
Gacan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Poland | 88 | 1:431,918 | 44,930 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Turkey | 24 | 1:3,242,559 | 89,463 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Gačan (51) & Gaćan (1) are calculated separately.
Gacan (206) may also be a first name.
Gacan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gacan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gacan (Hindi: गचन) occurs in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Gačan or Gaćan. Click here for other possible spellings of Gacan.
How Common Is The Last Name Gacan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gacan is the 722,496th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The last name Gacan occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Gacan reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 630,600th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 206 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Excluding Somalia Gacan exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 22 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gacan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gacan in the Hindi language | ||
| गचन | gacana | - |
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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 Gacan
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