Kečkan Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kečkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kečkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Keckan (25) are calculated separately.

Kečkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kečkan is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Keckan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kečkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kečkan live; 92 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Kečkan is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 352,384. In Croatia Kečkan is most common in: Varaždin County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Croatia Kečkan exists in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keckan9425/
Kačkan83155/
Keskan8315/
Kečkanová801/
Keskhan771/
Keshkan771/
Kechkan771/
Keshkhan7111/
Keeskhan711/
Keickhan710/
Kışkan67172/
Kickan6733/
Kiskan6727/
Kyskan672/
Khechkane671/
Cezkan671/
Kişkan671/

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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 Kečkan
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