Kacjan Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kacjan Surname User-submission:

This surname was created by transonymization of the first name Kocjan, lat. Cantianus.

Kacjan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1101:22,6154,959
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kacjan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was created by transonymization of the first name Kocjan, lat. Cantianus.

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Kacjan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kacjan is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kacjan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kacjan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kacjan is the 1,589,322nd most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Kacjan live; 86 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 22,615. In Slovenia it is most common in: Drava, where 84 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 14 percent reside and Carinthia, where 1 percent reside. Other than Slovenia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 7 percent reside and Poland, where 5 percent reside.

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