Tsan Surname
Approximately 2,724 people bear this surname
Tsan Surname User-submission:
It is a surname that is derived originally from the Mandarin word zhang but the pronunciation is changed as the word is slightly different in the Hokchew dialect.
The word zhang (and therefore diong) is used as a collective word and means 'piece of'.
Read More About This SurnameTsan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 786 | 1:117,870 | 780 |
| United States | 779 | 1:465,287 | 39,642 |
| Malaysia | 163 | 1:180,946 | 10,856 |
| Russia | 160 | 1:900,769 | 71,600 |
| Ukraine | 131 | 1:347,501 | 43,172 |
| Indonesia | 96 | 1:1,377,596 | 94,593 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Kazakhstan | 32 | 1:552,578 | 39,450 |
| Taiwan | 31 | 1:756,282 | 5,404 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| China | 25 | 1:54,692,863 | 2,965 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 21 | 1:284,412 | 25,571 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
The alternate forms: Tsän (1) are calculated separately.
Tsan (2,856) may also be a first name.
Tsan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a surname that is derived originally from the Mandarin word zhang but the pronunciation is changed as the word is slightly different in the Hokchew dialect.
The word zhang (and therefore diong) is used as a collective word and means 'piece of'.
- jessjxdTsan Demographics
Average Male Tsan Height
171.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tsan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tsan (Russian: Цан, Tibetan: བཙན་) is found in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Tsän. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tsan is the 160,128th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,675,311 people. Tsan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Tsan are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tsan is also the 136,213th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,856 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 117,870. In Vietnam it is most common in: Southeast, where 88 percent are found, Mekong River Delta, where 3 percent are found and Central Highlands, where 3 percent are found. Beside Vietnam this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.
Tsan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Tsan surname is principally Catholic (25%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Tsan last name are 23.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.7% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tsan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.44% less than the national average, earning 237,286 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 11.88% less than the national average, earning 72,644,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 9.04% less than the national average, earning $39,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.4% more than the national average, earning $57,832 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tsan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tsan in the Tibetan language | ||
| བཙན་ | tsen | - |
| Tsan in the Russian language | ||
| Цан | can | - |
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