Kočan Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Montenegro
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Kočan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kočan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Montenegro4951:1,292250
Slovakia3721:14,3451,990
Slovenia1541:16,1543,788
Serbia731:97,8767,906
Lithuania561:54,1898,519
Czechia421:253,17834,142
Kosovo281:66,4954,519
Bosnia and Herzegovina171:208,02411,299
Croatia71:604,08640,820
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918

The alternate forms: Koçan (4,490), Kocan (1,965), Koćan (1), Kocán (123) & Kocań (2) are calculated separately.

Kočan Last Name Facts

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

Kočan is more frequently found in Montenegro than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Koçan, Kocan, Koćan, Kocán or Kocań. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kočan? popularity and diffusion

Kočan is the 303,787th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. Kočan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kočan are found; 62 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Montenegro, where it is borne by 495 people, or 1 in 1,292. In Montenegro it is most numerous in: Berane Municipality, where 62 percent reside, Podgorica Capital City, where 17 percent reside and Rožaje Municipality, where 9 percent reside. Other than Montenegro Kočan occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 30 percent reside and Slovenia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koçan934,490/
Kocan931,965/
Koćan931/
Kocán87123/
Kocań872/
Kozan8018,391/
Kačan80128/
Kočanová77418/
Kočanova772/
Kochan739,525/
Koçhan735,834/
Kocian734,356/
Kozhan733,909/
Kotsan731,652/
Koczan731,164/
Kotzan73603/
Koizan73142/
Kozain73118/
Kozsan73100/
Koçşan7370/
Khozan7363/
Kľačan7357/
Kocsan7336/
Kocean7318/
Koyzan7317/
Kozean7314/
Kotšan7312/
Košćan733/
Kocain732/
Koican731/
Koozan731/
Khocan731/
Kačane731/
Kodzan731/
Kodsan731/
Khotsan672,494/
Kocahan67440/
Kochhan67184/
Koitsan67134/
Kotsane6793/
Kochann6777/
Kochane6767/
Kotchan6764/
Koytsan6749/
Khozain6726/
Kotzahn6718/
Khouzan6712/
Kouchan6712/
Koyczan6712/
Kodchan678/
Koçağan677/
Kodsane674/
Kotsean673/
Khozhan672/
Kościan672/
Kotsian672/
Kodsang672/
Koutsan671/
Khoizan671/
Kohchan671/
Koytzan671/
Kochsan671/
Koochan671/
Khochan671/
Kodcian670/

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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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  • 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 Kočan
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