View the most religious surnames in Ireland

Where Does The Last Name Scan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Scan occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,121,169^th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Scan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Scan reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Scan is also the 703,581^st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 169 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 465,988. In Afghanistan Scan is most prevalent in: Paktika, where 20 percent are found, Kandahar, where 19 percent are found and Helmand, where 13 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Scan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.