Shchekan Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shchekan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shchekan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
Russia201:7,206,153275,629

Shchekan Last Name Facts

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

Shchekan is found most in Ukraine. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shchekan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Shchekan reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,167,249. In Ukraine Shchekan is most prevalent in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 28 percent reside, Kiev, where 26 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 21 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 34 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schekan937/
Shchokan8828/
Schekahn8822/
Shhekean8820/
Shchekanova8443/
Shhedkhan8217/
Shchytkan821/
Schikan8048/
Sczekan8030/
Schecan801/
Shchekotin7841/
Shchekotyn786/
Szczekan7533/
Schickan751/
Shchikanova749/
Scikan714/
Shchykotyn671/
Shchikotin671/
Schecon671/
Schican670/
Sciequan636/
Sczeican631/
Sciqan571/
Scoican5343/
Scaicon531/
Chhikkam505/

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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 Shchekan
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