Vancans Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vancans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vancans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia481:42,7096,498
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England21:27,859,030389,889

The alternate forms: Vancāns (3) are calculated separately.

Vancans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vancans has its highest incidence in Latvia. It may also appear as a variant: Vancāns. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vancans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,121,169th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Vancans live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Vancans is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 42,709. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Latgale, where 75 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 17 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Latvia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Vancans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vancans surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Vancans earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.96% more than the national average, earning $60,823 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vancāns953/
Bancans8616/
Vancance801/
Wanchans801/
Vanchance758/
Bancons7199/
Vankatensh711/
Vansanz710/
Vanssons672/
Foncanse671/
Wangkains631/
Bonzans5768/
Bonsans5718/
Bankons571/
Bankonse531/
Vonchance505/

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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 Vancans
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