Kaçan Surname
Approximately 13,381 people bear this surname
Kaçan Surname User-submission:
The Kaçan surname means 'absconder', 'escaper', 'fugitive', 'one who has escaped from a place', or 'one who is in hiding', especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
Kaçan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 13,364 | 1:5,823 | 836 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Kacan (523), Kačan (128) & Kačán (15) are calculated separately.
Kaçan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kaçan surname means 'absconder', 'escaper', 'fugitive', 'one who has escaped from a place', or 'one who is in hiding', especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
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Where Does The Last Name Kaçan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaçan (Hindi: कचना, Marathi: कांचन) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can occur in the variant forms: Kacan, Kačan or Kačán. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaçan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 39,247th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 544,619 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Kaçan live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 13,364 people, or 1 in 5,823. In Turkey Kaçan is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Diyarbakir Province, where 10 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaçan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaçan in the Hindi language | ||
| कचना | kacana | - |
| Kaçan in the Marathi language | ||
| कांचन | kancana | - |
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Footnotes
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