Kancs Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kancs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kancs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia311:66,1319,862
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kančs (3) are calculated separately.

Kancs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kancs occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Kančs. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kancs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Kancs is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Kancs reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequent in Latvia, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 66,131. In Latvia Kancs is most frequent in: Vidzeme, where 65 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 16 percent reside and Latgale, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Latvia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 21 percent reside.

Kancs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kancs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kančs933/
Kanc89163/
Kants80916/
Khanc80547/
Kanch80148/
Kancz80131/
Kanck80108/
Kainc8034/
Kajnc8017/
Koncs8016/
Kangs809/
Kanks804/
Kands803/
Kancė801/
Kganc801/
Kamnc800/
Kanche731,645/
Kaints73180/
Kaincz73132/
Kainec73103/
Kaunds7381/
Koncse7377/
Kantse7338/
Kantsø7330/
Khants7325/
Kandci735/
Kangse735/
Khanch734/
Kanths734/
Kainch734/
Kaynts734/
Kaunci733/
Kanksh732/
Kancke732/
Kaunch732/
Kanzss731/
Kanhci731/
Kaanch731/
Cankcs731/
Kaungs731/
Kantch731/
Kang's731/
Keanch730/
Kaunts730/
Kaings730/
Kanstz730/
Kang674,877,796/
Kank675,990/
Kanz674,084/
Konc671,644/
Kacz67425/
Khanche67159/
Keanche67128/
Kanç6796/
Canc6742/
Khaynts6742/
Kancová6738/
Kantche6733/
Kaunche6713/
Kainche676/
Khainci676/
Khandse674/
Kanchhe673/
Khantse673/
Kanq672/
Kainets672/
Kaintch672/
Kangshe672/
Kaynets671/
Kahanck671/
Kantsch671/
Kancova671/
Kangshh671/
Kanquse671/
Qanc671/
Khaints671/
Kaanche671/

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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
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  • 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 Kancs
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