Kancans Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kancans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kancans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1011:20,2973,066
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Kancāns (2) are calculated separately.

Kancans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kancans is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kancāns. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kancans? popularity and diffusion

Kancans is the 1,573,888th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. Kancans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Kancans reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

Kancans is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 20,297. In Latvia Kancans is primarily concentrated in: Semigallia, where 50 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 33 percent reside and Latgale, where 13 percent reside. Other than Latvia Kancans occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Kancans Last Name Statistics demography

Kancans earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

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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 Kancans
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