Gačan Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Gačan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40 | 1:88,410 | 8,122 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
The alternate forms: Gacan (403) & Gaćan (1) are calculated separately.
Gačan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gačan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gačan is found most frequently in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may appear as a variant: Gacan or Gaćan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gačan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname Gačan occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gačan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
It is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 88,410. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Gačan is most numerous in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 22 percent live.
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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 Gačan
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