Yacan Surname
Approximately 1,688 people bear this surname
Yacan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,366 | 1:56,970 | 5,532 |
| Philippines | 290 | 1:349,097 | 47,019 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Yacan (127) may also be a first name.
Yacan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yacan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yacan (Hindi: याचन) occurs most in Turkey. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yacan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yacan is the 237,729th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,317,267 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Yacan live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 825,494th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 127 people.
The surname Yacan is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,366 people, or 1 in 56,970. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Van Province, where 48 percent live, Sanliurfa Province, where 8 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yacan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yacan in the Hindi language | ||
| याचन | yacana | - |
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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 Yacan
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