Kercan Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kercan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kercan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3101:125,93311,770
Croatia291:145,81420,021
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kercan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kercan is most common in Uganda. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kercan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kercan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kercan is the 806,178th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kercan are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 310 people, or 1 in 125,933. In Uganda Kercan is mostly found in: Zombo District, where 56 percent are found, Nebbi District, where 29 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 11 percent are found. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 8 percent are found and Switzerland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerchan92147/
Kerdchan8636/
Kerchane8625/
Kerchang866/
Kerschan861/
Kırcan831,469/
Korcan83408/
Kerjan83213/
Karcan83193/
Keržan83157/
Kerzan83118/
Kersan8382/
Kerkan8330/
Keršan8322/
Cercan8318/
Kircan8310/
Krecan8310/
Kerchaten8041/
Kerdchang8015/
Kerchhahn800/
Kerjean771,635/
Khersan77883/
Kersaan7788/
Kerdjan7751/
Kerzaan7739/
Krechan7737/
Kerkaan7726/
Kershan7723/
Kirchan7712/
Hkersan7712/
Kerkhan7712/
Keršanc7711/
Kersane776/
Kharcan774/
Cercean774/
Kerssan772/
Kerzane772/
Kyrchan772/
Kherjan772/
Kerdsan772/
Kerzhan771/
Keersan771/
Kerzant771/
Kersain771/
Kersian771/
Kerszan771/
Kertsan771/
Kerkane771/
Kersang771/
Kearjan771/
Kergian770/
Kerrjan770/
Kersann770/
Kherzane71414/
Kerdsang7158/
Kersandt7134/
Kirchain7119/
Kayırcan7118/
Kerssane7114/
Kirchhan7112/
Kirchane7110/
Kertsang717/
Kheyrsan716/
Keersaan713/
Kerchoun713/
Kerdjang713/
Kherjane712/
Kirschan712/
Kerdcham712/
Kuircand711/
Kerschon711/
Kertjane711/
Kerdjane711/
Kherkhan711/
Kheerjan711/
Kehrkhan711/
Keirssan710/
Kirchahn710/
Quearcan710/
Kirkan671,638/
Kırşan671,345/
Korkan671,123/
Karkan67652/
Kirsan67607/
Kerson67496/
Kersanova67383/
Crecan67354/
Kersen67266/
Kyrsan67174/
Corcan67164/
Carcan67112/
Cerkan6769/
Kirşan6760/
Kirchhain6750/
Křečan6748/
Kerßen6746/
Krezan6744/
Kerjon6741/
Kerzon6736/
Kirjan6735/
Kirzan6729/
Cercen6727/
Cerzan6724/
Krekan6720/
Kirćan6720/
Kheirkhan6713/
Kirchaine6710/
Kyrkan678/
Kerzen676/
Kerdseang676/
Kerzanova675/
Circan675/
Krečan675/
Kheerkhan675/
Kirdchang674/
Cercon673/
Keardsang673/
Kerkon672/
Karcon672/
Kerchoune672/
Cersan672/
Korcán672/
Kerzam672/
Kyrzan672/
Kerschaum671/
Kershaune671/
Kersanová671/
Kercom671/
Kercosien671/
Khaerkhan671/
Kherkhaan671/
Korcań671/
Kherchoun671/
Kherdjane671/
Keesrkhan671/
Kirchhahn670/
Kirchanne670/
Kretschan670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kercan
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