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
Average Gocan Salary in
United States
$74,344 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Göcan or Gočan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gocan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gocan is the 405,063rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,424,909 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Gocan are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 50 people.
The last name Gocan is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 612 people, or 1 in 32,807. In Romania it is most common in: Cluj County, where 85 percent live, Bihor County, where 13 percent live and Alba County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Romania this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Poland, where 9 percent live.
Gocan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gocan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Gocan last name rose 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 US average, with 75% being registered with the political 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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