Lochans Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Lochans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lochans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:356,92115,763
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225

Lochans Last Name Facts

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

Lochans (Hindi: लोचनस्) is found most frequently in Scotland. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lochans? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Lochans is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Lochans live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Lochans is most widely held in Scotland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 356,921. In Scotland Lochans is mostly concentrated in: Renfrewshire, where 33 percent live, Glasgow City, where 33 percent live and North Lanarkshire, where 20 percent live. Aside from Scotland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Lochans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lochans has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Lochans surname expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Locans92162/
Luchans8626/
Lochens8610/
Lachans862/
Lachanse8032/
Leechans801/
Lochance800/
Lacans7757/
Losans7749/
Lojans7728/
Locāns772/
Lozans770/
Lachens7151/
Lechens7132/
Lashans7118/
Lotsans7110/
Lakhans719/
Lossans711/
Lojohns711/
Lachance6730,093/
Lasshans674/
Loschonz672/
Lachanze672/
Lakhanse671/
Laschams671/
Lokhanje671/
Luchance670/

Lochans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lochans in the Hindi language
लोचनस्locanas-

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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
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  • 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 Lochans
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