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 most common in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kercan? popularity and diffusion

Kercan is the 806,178th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The last name Kercan is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kercan live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Kercan is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 310 people, or 1 in 125,933. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Zombo District, where 56 percent live, Nebbi District, where 29 percent live and Kiryandongo District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Uganda it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 8 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.

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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  • 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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