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
Average Kazan Salary in
United States
$52,436 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 or territory. It may also appear as: Kazán, Kazań, Kazàn or Kažan. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kazan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kazan is the 21,227th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 283,739 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Kazan are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 294,181st most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 778 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 16,691 people, or 1 in 4,662. In Turkey it is most numerous 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 Kazan exists 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 prevalency of Kazan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 26,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kazan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kazan last name is chiefly Muslim (79%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (52%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kazan surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.05% registered with the 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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Footnotes
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