Zakanj Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Zakanj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zakanj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia411:103,13716,264
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

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

Zakanj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zakanj is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Žakanj. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zakanj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zakanj is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Zakanj are found; 91 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 103,137. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Zagreb County, where 39 percent reside, Osijek-Baranja County, where 29 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 27 percent reside. Besides Croatia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Žakanj941/
Zakane832,753/
Zakani832,373/
Zakany83401/
Zakana8391/
Čakanj8390/
Cakanj832/
Zekanj832/
Zakané831/
Zaikane77136/
Dzakani7789/
Zaukane7773/
Zagkana7746/
Zakanyi7725/
Zaukani7719/
Zsakany7712/
Zaukana7712/
Zaakane7711/
Zakkane7711/
Zakhani778/
Zakayne777/
Zaikani776/
Zhakane775/
Zajkani775/
Shakanj773/
Zahkani772/
Zaàkane771/
Zakanis771/
Zatkane771/
Zakaini771/
Zakhane771/
Zagkane771/
Dzakane771/
Dzakana771/
Zadkani771/
Cakanaj771/
Cakanij771/
Zakaana771/
Zakanei771/
Zakkana771/
Sakhanj771/
Zakanych7158/
Zaikaner7125/
Zakanycz7124/
Zakatnyi7115/
Xhakanaj7110/
Zadkhani7110/
Zaqkhani719/
Zashkani718/
Ziakhani717/
Zaykaner714/
Zhakhani713/
Zaykhani712/
Zahakani711/
Zajkaner711/
Zachkany711/
Zaakaana711/
Zhakanai711/
Chakanje711/
Sakaunje711/
Zakanich711/
Zahkagne711/
Sakane6712,917/
Jakani672,373/
Sakana671,563/
Sakani671,307/
Zekani67629/
Jakane67599/
Cakana67573/
Cakani67554/
Zekany67200/
Xakani67110/
Cakane67107/
Sakany6728/
Çakani6719/
Zakoni6717/
Zacani6716/
Čokanj6711/
Zokani6711/
Zekane676/
Zaqani676/
Zakony674/
Zakone673/
Zakeni672/
Zakene672/
Cokanj672/
Cakany671/
Dzhakhani671/
Zakhanych671/
Zaydkhani671/
Zacana671/
Zokana671/
Saikhanaj671/
Szakannis671/
Zokane671/
Zakona671/

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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
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  • 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 Zakanj
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