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 in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Nácán. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nacan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,315,412th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Nacan reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 54 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Nacan is also the 541,116th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 270 people.
It is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 880,332. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 45 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 23 percent reside and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 19 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Nacan occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.
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
- 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 Nacan
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