Jurčan Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Jurčan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jurčan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia571:74,18613,033
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Jurcan (856) are calculated separately.

Jurčan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jurčan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jurčan is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Jurcan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jurčan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jurčan is the 2,121,169th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Jurčan is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Jurčan are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Jurčan is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 74,186. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 39 percent reside, Međimurje County, where 39 percent reside and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 12 percent reside. Other than Croatia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 20 percent reside and Slovenia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jurcan94856/
Jurčanová804/
Jurchan773/
Jaurcan770/
Iurcan6758/
Yurcan6715/
Horčan678/
Hurcan678/
Jurzon674/
Zurcan674/
Yurzan672/
Iurzan672/
Jorcan671/
Jurzen671/
Jurcen671/

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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 Jurčan
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