Nacan Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Nacan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 115 | 1:880,332 | 80,618 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Nácán (1) are calculated separately.
Nacan (270) may also be a first name.
Nacan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nacan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nacan (Hindi: नाचन) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Nácán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nacan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,315,412th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The surname Nacan is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Nacan live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Nacan is also the 541,116th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 270 people.
This surname is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 880,332. In The Philippines Nacan is mostly concentrated in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 45 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 23 percent are found and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 19 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines Nacan is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nacan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nacan in the Hindi language | ||
| नाचन | nacana | 50 |
| नाचण | nacana | 50 |
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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 Nacan
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