Jacan Surname
Approximately 1,376 people bear this surname
Jacan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,360 | 1:28,705 | 3,953 |
| Romania | 11 | 1:1,825,261 | 53,941 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Jačan (28) are calculated separately.
Jacan (68) may also be a first name.
Jacan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jacan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jacan has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant: Jačan. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jacan? popularity and diffusion
Jacan is the 280,606th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,296,182 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jacan reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 68 people.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 1,360 people, or 1 in 28,705. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Nebbi District, where 43 percent live, Zombo District, where 37 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 5 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
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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 Jacan
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