Sancan Surname
Approximately 2,977 people bear this surname
Sancan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2,845 | 1:5,591 | 940 |
| Turkey | 65 | 1:1,197,253 | 50,929 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Sancán (2) & Sancàn (1) are calculated separately.
Sancan (41) may also be a first name.
Sancan Demographics
Average Sancan Salary in
United States
$27,042 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sancan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sancan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sancan (Arabic: سانشن) is borne by more people in Ecuador than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Sancán or Sancàn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sancan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sancan is the 148,508th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,447,950 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Sancan are found; 96 percent are found in South America and 96 percent are found in Andean South America. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 41 people.
It is most frequently held in Ecuador, where it is held by 2,845 people, or 1 in 5,591. In Ecuador it is most numerous in: Guayas Province, where 52 percent are found, Manabí Province, where 37 percent are found and Los Ríos Province, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Ecuador this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Sancan Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sancan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $47,835 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sancan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sancan in the Arabic language | ||
| سانشن | sanshn | - |
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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 Sancan
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