Gatcan Surname
Approximately 393 people bear this surname
Gatcan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 339 | 1:10,506 | 1,806 |
| Transnistria | 47 | 1:10,100 | 2,028 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Gațcan (4) are calculated separately.
Gatcan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gatcan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gatcan occurs in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Gațcan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gatcan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 735,823rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gatcan reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
It is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 10,506. In Moldova Gatcan is primarily concentrated in: Dubăsari District, where 66 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 22 percent are found and Ungheni District, where 5 percent are found. Other than Moldova this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Transnistria, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Gatcan
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