Kečan Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Kečan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 230 | 1:15,376 | 2,900 |
| Serbia | 50 | 1:142,899 | 10,077 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
The alternate forms: Kecan (51) & Kecán (2) are calculated separately.
Kečan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kečan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kečan (Hindi: केचाण) is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kecan or Kecán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kečan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kečan is the 889,654th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kečan live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 15,376. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Kečan is primarily concentrated in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina Kečan occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 17 percent reside and Croatia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kečan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kečan in the Hindi language | ||
| केचाण | kecana | - |
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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 Kečan
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