Gorčan Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Gorčan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 63 | 1:39,487 | 7,291 |
| Croatia | 41 | 1:103,137 | 16,264 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Gorcan (3) & Görcan (51) are calculated separately.
Gorčan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorčan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gorčan is more frequently found in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Gorcan or Görcan. Click here for further possible spellings of Gorčan.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorčan? popularity and diffusion
Gorčan is the 1,795,579th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorčan live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 39,487. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Mura, where 78 percent live, Savinja, where 17 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 2 percent live. Besides Slovenia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 39 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorcan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Görcan | 89 | 51 | / |
| Gorzan | 83 | 109 | / |
| Horčan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gorţan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gorzain | 77 | 38 | / |
| Gorcsan | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gorchan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gorcian | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ghorzan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Orcan | 73 | 4,979 | / |
| Orzan | 73 | 1,984 | / |
| Arčan | 73 | 111 | / |
| Orţan | 73 | 62 | / |
| Orçan | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ghorchan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Goertzan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gorchane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Goorchan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gourchane | 67 | 452 | / |
| Garzan | 67 | 286 | / |
| Gurcan | 67 | 206 | / |
| Gorzon | 67 | 169 | / |
| Gorzen | 67 | 161 | / |
| Gerzan | 67 | 123 | / |
| Gurzan | 67 | 74 | / |
| Orchan | 67 | 42 | / |
| Garcan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Horčanová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Horzan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorcen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorcon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Horcan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orczan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hôrčan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohrzan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orcean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orcian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ourcan | 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
- 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 Gorčan
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