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
Gorčan is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Gorcan or Görcan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorčan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,795,579th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Gorčan occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gorčan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Gorčan is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 39,487. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Mura, where 78 percent live, Savinja, where 17 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 2 percent live. Apart from Slovenia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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