Goričan Surname
Approximately 948 people bear this surname
Goričan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 771 | 1:3,227 | 489 |
| Croatia | 142 | 1:29,779 | 6,121 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | 1:121,945 | 9,226 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Gorican (42) are calculated separately.
Goričan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goričan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goričan is most common in Slovenia. It may be rendered as a variant: Gorican. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goričan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 377,044th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,687,285 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Goričan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 771 people, or 1 in 3,227. In Slovenia it is most common in: Drava, where 55 percent are found, Savinja, where 20 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia Goričan is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 15 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorican | 95 | 42 | / |
| Gorečan | 86 | 102 | / |
| Guričan | 86 | 56 | / |
| Gorizan | 86 | 22 | / |
| Gorisan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Goručan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Goričanová | 82 | 3 | / |
| Goričanova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gourizan | 80 | 441 | / |
| Goritsan | 80 | 30 | / |
| Gorizhan | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gorizzan | 80 | 17 | / |
| Goricsan | 80 | 13 | / |
| Gorichan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gorician | 80 | 4 | / |
| Goricean | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gorisean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorisanh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Orizan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Orican | 77 | 1 | / |
| Goritchan | 75 | 22 | / |
| Gorajščan | 75 | 17 | / |
| Goraišćan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Goreisanh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garizan | 71 | 312 | / |
| Horizan | 71 | 120 | / |
| Gurican | 71 | 80 | / |
| Gorißen | 71 | 80 | / |
| Oricain | 71 | 72 | / |
| Guričanová | 71 | 49 | / |
| Gurizan | 71 | 38 | / |
| Gorisen | 71 | 35 | / |
| Goritschan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Horican | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gorison | 71 | 5 | / |
| Garisan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gorecan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Guričanova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Goresan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orichan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorizon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorezan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goricen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghoraishan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garican | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gorissen | 67 | 3,622 | / |
| Hourican | 67 | 566 | / |
| Gorichon | 67 | 275 | / |
| Oreichan | 67 | 197 | / |
| Gorgisen | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gorisson | 67 | 28 | / |
| Goricsán | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gorihsen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngarisan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gorechan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Garucian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Garisanh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Garisang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Guritsan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garrisan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gurrizan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorrisen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorisham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hgorizon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garisian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorrison | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goritson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goraisam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorichón | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoraisaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gharizan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouresan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngorison | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guraizan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horrican | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Goričan
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