Marčan Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Marčan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marčan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1101:38,4427,735
Czechia941:113,12218,479
Slovakia571:93,62217,991
Slovenia181:138,20413,237

The alternate forms: Marcan (574) & Mărcan (57) are calculated separately.

Marčan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marčan occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Marcan or Mărcan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marčan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 940,398th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Marčan live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 54 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Marčan is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 38,442. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 35 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 29 percent are found and Bjelovar-Bilogora County, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Croatia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 34 percent are found and Slovakia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marcan94574/
Mărcan8957/
Marzan8329,454/
Marčon834/
Marţan831/
Marčanová80165/
Marchan7739,086/
Marzahn77820/
Marcian77268/
Marcean77186/
Marzean77153/
Marczan7756/
Marzain7730/
Marţean7729/
Martzan7712/
Martsan775/
Marcahn774/
Marčoun772/
Mardsan771/
Maerzan771/
Mardzan771/
Maarzan771/
Marcann770/
Marchane71672/
Martzahn7195/
Marchain7177/
Marciane7114/
Marzahan7113/
Maharzan717/
Marchean716/
Marczahn715/
Martsang714/
Martzaan711/
Mardsang711/
Marchaan711/
Marciand711/
Mairzhan711/
Mardzhan711/
Martchan711/
Martzean710/
Marcon6734,581/
Marzon672,994/
Marcen671,232/
Morcan67882/
Morzan67809/
Marzen67802/
Marçon67105/
Merzan6755/
Marzán6741/
Marcanova6737/
Marcén6730/
Marcón6720/
Merčon6717/
Marčonová675/
Martschan673/
Mârzan672/
Martchant671/
Merţan671/
Marcheane671/
Mârţan671/
Marcòn671/

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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 Marčan
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