Kočan Surname
Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname
Kočan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 495 | 1:1,292 | 250 |
| Slovakia | 372 | 1:14,345 | 1,990 |
| Slovenia | 154 | 1:16,154 | 3,788 |
| Serbia | 73 | 1:97,876 | 7,906 |
| Lithuania | 56 | 1:54,189 | 8,519 |
| Czechia | 42 | 1:253,178 | 34,142 |
| Kosovo | 28 | 1:66,495 | 4,519 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17 | 1:208,024 | 11,299 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koçan | 93 | 4,490 | / |
| Kocan | 93 | 1,965 | / |
| Koćan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kocán | 87 | 123 | / |
| Kocań | 87 | 2 | / |
| Kozan | 80 | 18,391 | / |
| Kačan | 80 | 128 | / |
| Kočanová | 77 | 418 | / |
| Kočanova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kochan | 73 | 9,525 | / |
| Koçhan | 73 | 5,834 | / |
| Kocian | 73 | 4,356 | / |
| Kozhan | 73 | 3,909 | / |
| Kotsan | 73 | 1,652 | / |
| Koczan | 73 | 1,164 | / |
| Kotzan | 73 | 603 | / |
| Koizan | 73 | 142 | / |
| Kozain | 73 | 118 | / |
| Kozsan | 73 | 100 | / |
| Koçşan | 73 | 70 | / |
| Khozan | 73 | 63 | / |
| Kľačan | 73 | 57 | / |
| Kocsan | 73 | 36 | / |
| Kocean | 73 | 18 | / |
| Koyzan | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kozean | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kotšan | 73 | 12 | / |
| Košćan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kocain | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koican | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koozan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khocan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kačane | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kodzan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kodsan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khotsan | 67 | 2,494 | / |
| Kocahan | 67 | 440 | / |
| Kochhan | 67 | 184 | / |
| Koitsan | 67 | 134 | / |
| Kotsane | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kochann | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kochane | 67 | 67 | / |
| Kotchan | 67 | 64 | / |
| Koytsan | 67 | 49 | / |
| Khozain | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kotzahn | 67 | 18 | / |
| Khouzan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kouchan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Koyczan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kodchan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Koçağan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kodsane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kotsean | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khozhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kościan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kotsian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kodsang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koutsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoizan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohchan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koytzan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kochsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koochan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khochan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodcian | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kočan
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