Quecan Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Quecan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quecan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia9001:53,0822,632
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Quecán (2) are calculated separately.

Quecan (336) may also be a first name.

Quecan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quecan is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Quecán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quecan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Quecan is the 377,677th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,703,537 people. The last name Quecan is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Quecan are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 96 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Quecan is also the 477,199th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 336 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is carried by 900 people, or 1 in 53,082. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Cundinamarca Department, where 68 percent live, Capital District, where 31 percent live and Santander Department, where 0 percent live. Besides Colombia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Venezuela, where 1 percent live.

Quecan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Quecan earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 72.2% more than the national average, earning $39,093,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 55.61% more than the national average, earning $67,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quecán942/
Quechan925/
Quescan920/
Quechane862/
Kuecan8313/
Cuecan833/
Quezan832/
Quesan832/
Quekan832/
Guecan831/
Quacan831/
Quecon831/
Quichan77200/
Quechon77158/
Queizan7778/
Qechane7734/
Coquean7724/
Quesang778/
Quecone777/
Quocanh772/
Queicon771/
Queyzan771/
Guechan771/
Queyjan771/
Quedjan771/
Quejean771/
Quesean771/
Quezhan771/
Cecan733,319/
Kecan7351/
Qezan731/
Qican731/
Quezhang7111/
Quechone716/
Guetchan712/
Quetchon712/
Queachon711/
Quezon677,859/
Quizan67891/
Quijan67149/
Checan67123/
Quisan67114/
Coquan6790/
Keczan6762/
Kechan6744/
Guezan6736/
Queson6728/
Keckan6725/
Queysanne6724/
Qiquan6717/
Kuekan6713/
Guican6711/
Qokean679/
Quejon679/
Quezam674/
Qekane674/
Cuican674/
Quizen674/
Guesan673/
Kequan673/
Ceycan672/
Guekan672/
Gbecan671/
Khecan671/
Quesam671/
Quockhanh671/
Kuesan671/
Quakan671/
Kaquan671/
Qichan671/
Quexon671/
Kiecan671/
Quicon671/
Guecam671/
Qeesan671/

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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 Quecan
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