Gocan Surname
Approximately 865 people bear this surname
Gocan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 612 | 1:32,807 | 4,178 |
| United States | 79 | 1:4,588,088 | 240,017 |
| Poland | 77 | 1:493,620 | 48,553 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Jamaica | 32 | 1:89,686 | 3,941 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Nepal | 9 | 1:3,164,551 | 10,069 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Göcan (128) & Gočan (15) are calculated separately.
Gocan (50) may also be a first name.
Gocan Demographics
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Gocan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gocan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gocan is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Göcan or Gočan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gocan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gocan is the 405,063rd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,424,909 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Gocan live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in Romanian Europe. Gocan is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 50 people.
Gocan is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 612 people, or 1 in 32,807. In Romania Gocan is mostly found in: Cluj County, where 85 percent are found, Bihor County, where 13 percent are found and Alba County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Romania this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Poland, where 9 percent are found.
Gocan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gocan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gocan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gocan are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gocan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 72.3% more than the national average, earning $74,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $54,634 CAD per year.
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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 Gocan
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