Kazan Surname
Approximately 25,684 people bear this surname
Kazan Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) A form of the Hebrew word hazan, “cantor.”
Kazan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 16,691 | 1:4,662 | 669 |
| Lebanon | 2,403 | 1:2,346 | 441 |
| Russia | 2,044 | 1:70,510 | 9,094 |
| Japan | 856 | 1:149,351 | 7,636 |
| United States | 790 | 1:458,809 | 39,173 |
| Jordan | 469 | 1:18,854 | 2,862 |
| Ukraine | 333 | 1:136,705 | 19,241 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| Afghanistan | 114 | 1:282,045 | 4,567 |
| Poland | 102 | 1:372,635 | 40,973 |
| Australia | 101 | 1:267,284 | 24,253 |
| Germany | 98 | 1:821,484 | 59,964 |
| Brazil | 82 | 1:2,610,663 | 78,641 |
| Iran | 76 | 1:1,010,296 | 46,499 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Serbia | 57 | 1:125,350 | 9,305 |
| France | 55 | 1:1,207,686 | 126,065 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Israel | 54 | 1:158,475 | 16,422 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Argentina | 48 | 1:890,488 | 57,418 |
| Benin | 46 | 1:224,687 | 20,522 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Syria | 29 | 1:665,552 | 5,809 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Belarus | 16 | 1:593,816 | 52,198 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Kazán (42), Kazań (26), Kazàn (2) & Kažan (1) are calculated separately.
Kazan (778) may also be a first name.
Kazan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) A form of the Hebrew word hazan, “cantor.”
Kazan Demographics
Kazan Political Affiliation
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Kazan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kazan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kazan (Arabic: قازآن, Georgian: კაზან, Marathi: कजान, Russian: Казань) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kazán, Kazań, Kazàn or Kažan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kazan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 21,227th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 283,739 people. The surname Kazan occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Kazan live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 55 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kazan is also the 294,181st most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 778 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 16,691 people, or 1 in 4,662. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey it occurs in 80 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.
Kazan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kazan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kazan last name rose 26,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kazan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (79%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (52%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kazan are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.05% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kazan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 21.52% more than the national average, earning $52,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.53% more than the national average, earning $59,882 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kazan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kazan in the Georgian language | ||
| კაზან | kazan | - |
| Kazan in the Marathi language | ||
| कजान | kajana | - |
| Kazan in the Russian language | ||
| Казань | kazan | - |
| Kazan in the Arabic language | ||
| قازآن | qazan | - |
| قازان | qazan | - |
| كازان | kazan | - |
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