Sancán Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Sancán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sancán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sancan (2,977) & Sancàn (1) are calculated separately.

Sancán Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sancán is found in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Sancan or Sancàn. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sancán? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sancán reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ecuador, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 15,905,846. In Ecuador it is most common in: Pichincha Province, where 100 percent live. Other than Ecuador Sancán occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sancan942,977/
Sancàn941/
Sancen831,151/
Sancon83613/
Sancén8315/
Sankán832/
Zancán831/
Sanchon77811/
Sanchan77165/
Sanckon7762/
Sancean7729/
Sanchón7713/
Sancion7712/
Sancain774/
Scancan772/
Chancán772/
Shancan771/
Scancon771/
Sangcan771/
Sangcon771/
Sancaan771/
Sancone771/
Sancson771/
Seancan770/
Sangcaan71350/
Sanchong7179/
Sahancan7137/
Sanchang7114/
Saunchan717/
Seanchan716/
Shancang716/
Sanchane712/
Sangcong712/
Sanciane712/
Sanchone711/
Samncane711/
Sanchoon711/
Sanhchan711/
Seancion711/
Sanchaan711/
Sanson6771,965/
Sansen675,075/
Sankan673,592/
Sansan673,559/
Zancan672,819/
Sanzen672,239/
Sankon672,183/
Cancan672,095/
Sanzon67839/
Sanjan67713/
Jancan67359/
Sanzan6789/
Sanjon6765/
Jancon6757/
Sansón6738/
Sanzén6715/
Cancon6710/
Sanchoine679/
Sancam679/
Zancon676/
Zancen675/
Sainchand675/
Sanzón675/
Sancom674/
Sançon673/
Sanxon671/
Saingcang671/
Sansòn671/
Soncen671/
Sanchanck670/
Saunchein670/

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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 Sancán
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