Yercan Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yercan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yercan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey341:2,288,86574,619
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Yerçan (1) are calculated separately.

Yercan Last Name Facts

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

Yercan is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also be found as: Yerçan. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yercan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Yercan reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,288,865. In Turkey Yercan is most common in: Manisa Province, where 44 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 35 percent reside and Balikesir Province, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerçan941/
Yercian922/
Ercan9166,422/
Yerchang861/
Jercan831,080/
Ercian83851/
Gercan83502/
Iercan83157/
Ercean83115/
Yerkan8357/
Yerjan8339/
Yercen8334/
Erkcan8322/
Erchan8313/
Yersan8312/
Earcan831/
Yerxan831/
Yerzhan7762/
Uyarcan7734/
Yerkhan778/
Giercan777/
Yershan777/
Ejarcan776/
Ayarcan776/
Yersain773/
Yersian772/
Yersane771/
Erschan770/
Erkan7348,347/
Ersan7312,750/
Erzan73333/
Ercen73116/
Ercon732/
Gayircan714/
Ogiercan711/
Jearchan711/
Yerzeahn711/
Yertsian711/
Gierczan711/
Erkhan67490/
Gersan67300/
Jerkan67274/
Ersain67173/
Gerzan67123/
Jersan6758/
Erkaan6741/
Uircan6735/
Ershan6730/
Erssan6729/
Jeršan6728/
Gercen6724/
Gercon6720/
Geržan6713/
Gerkan6712/
Erkkan678/
Yerson678/
Jerjan675/
Ertzan675/
Yersen674/
Ierkan674/
Earkan671/
Yerjam671/
Yerqanova671/
Yersam671/
Geršan671/
Jertschan671/
Jerzan671/
Gerschanh671/
Erzgan671/
Ourcan670/
Erchon670/

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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 Yercan
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