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 surname Kercan is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kercan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kercan is the 806,178th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kercan live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 310 people, or 1 in 125,933. In Uganda Kercan is mostly found in: Zombo District, where 56 percent reside, Nebbi District, where 29 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 8 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kercan
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