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Where Does The Last Name Zan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Zan (Arabic: ظان, Hindi: जान, Oriya: ଜାନ୍) is found most frequently in China. It may also appear as: Zán, Žan, Zań, Zañ, Zãn, Záň or Žán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 4,076^th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,861 people. Zan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Zan live; 67 percent live in East Asia and 67 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 7,395^th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 141,610 people.

This last name is most commonly used in China, where it is carried by 91,561 people, or 1 in 14,933. Excluding China it occurs in 102 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 12 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent live.

Zan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Zan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zan last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 397.62% more than the national average, earning R 1,182,530 per year; in United States they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $46,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.45% more than the national average, earning $51,395 CAD per year.