Krecan Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Krecan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krecan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Krečan (5) & Křečan (48) are calculated separately.

Krecan Last Name Facts

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

Krecan is most common in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms: Krečan or Křečan. For other possible spellings of Krecan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krecan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Krecan is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Krecan live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Germany Krecan is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 20 percent reside and Slovenia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krečan945/
Krechan9237/
Křečan8948/
Kreachan861/
Kresan83808/
Crecan83354/
Kercan83347/
Krejan83231/
Krezan8344/
Krekan8320/
Krocan8312/
Kircan8310/
Krican837/
Kracan832/
Krecanova803/
Kreichane801/
Kreickant801/
Krześcian801/
Kretschan800/
Krächan77234/
Kriscan7779/
Crecian7772/
Krichan7724/
Krycian7713/
Krickan7710/
Crechan778/
Kresanh775/
Khrican773/
Krychan773/
Kreezan772/
Khrezan772/
Kreqane772/
Kreajan772/
Krajcan771/
Krechon771/
Krejane771/
Kryczan771/
Kresjan771/
Kreasan771/
Krekane771/
Krekanh771/
Khresan771/
Kriesan770/
Kresane770/
Kreconn770/
Kretschann751/
Khreisan71434/
Khreesan71404/
Creechan71181/
Krickhan7175/
Kraichan7140/
Khrichan7118/
Kayırcan7118/
Kåresand7111/
Krichane719/
Kreesang716/
Krajchan715/
Creachan712/
Kretcham712/
Krekaten711/
Kuircand711/
Creacahn711/
Kriscahn711/
Kreasang711/
Kredsang711/
Khresang711/
Kreasonn710/
Križan674,412/
Krizan671,867/
Kirkan671,638/
Krisan671,129/
Krijan67440/
Krickhahn67397/
Krakan67327/
Creţan67216/
Krokan67144/
Kryzan6794/
Kryjan6752/
Crăcan6746/
Krekanova6737/
Kerkan6730/
Krizen6729/
Cercan6718/
Cretchain6713/
Kyrkan678/
Kryżan677/
Crican676/
Krikan675/
Circan675/
Kricen675/
Krzyścian674/
Cresan672/
Crocan672/
Kracon672/
Kresam672/
Khrichhan671/
Krezen671/
Kricon671/
Krakon671/
Krekanová671/
Krížan671/
Krycon671/
Kriźan671/
Crezan671/
Kricheane671/
Kretzhann671/
Kreatkong671/
Krajhchan671/
Khreasang671/
Crecon670/

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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 Krecan
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