Zan Surname
Approximately 137,862 people bear this surname
Zan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 91,561 | 1:14,933 | 221 |
| Myanmar | 16,606 | 1:3,128 | 157 |
| Ivory Coast | 8,437 | 1:2,735 | 270 |
| Burkina Faso | 4,491 | 1:4,086 | 492 |
| Turkey | 2,961 | 1:26,282 | 2,989 |
| Malaysia | 2,342 | 1:12,594 | 1,325 |
| Israel | 2,143 | 1:3,993 | 564 |
| Brazil | 1,234 | 1:173,480 | 6,682 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| India | 850 | 1:902,430 | 39,152 |
| Ukraine | 693 | 1:65,689 | 9,431 |
| Singapore | 685 | 1:8,040 | 459 |
| United States | 528 | 1:686,475 | 54,517 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| Mali | 387 | 1:43,848 | 1,206 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Indonesia | 298 | 1:443,789 | 37,006 |
| Vietnam | 245 | 1:378,147 | 1,279 |
| Iran | 215 | 1:357,128 | 23,740 |
| Pakistan | 210 | 1:850,685 | 11,811 |
| Thailand | 195 | 1:362,248 | 63,422 |
| Taiwan | 193 | 1:121,475 | 1,120 |
| Italy | 180 | 1:339,759 | 40,773 |
| Argentina | 178 | 1:240,132 | 19,519 |
| Nigeria | 164 | 1:1,080,139 | 44,870 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Poland | 133 | 1:285,780 | 34,483 |
| Romania | 120 | 1:167,316 | 17,344 |
| United Arab Emirates | 119 | 1:76,994 | 7,015 |
| Spain | 111 | 1:421,190 | 22,576 |
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| Germany | 69 | 1:1,166,746 | 76,492 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Venezuela | 50 | 1:604,082 | 10,803 |
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Zán (228), Žan (73), Zań (8), Zañ (3), Zãn (1), Záň (512) & Žán (35) are calculated separately.
Zan (141,610) may also be a first name.
Zan Demographics
Average Zan Salary in
United States
$46,762 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zan (Arabic: ظان, Hindi: जान, Oriya: ଜାନ୍) occurs most in China. It can appear as: Zán, Žan, Zań, Zañ, Zãn, Záň or Žán. For other potential spellings of Zan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zan is the 4,076th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 52,861 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Zan reside; 67 percent reside in East Asia and 67 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Zan is also the 7,395th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 141,610 people.
This surname is most frequently held in China, where it is held by 91,561 people, or 1 in 14,933. Not including China it occurs in 102 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 12 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.
Zan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zan surname expanded 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Zan last name is primarily 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 US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zan in the Hindi language | ||
| जान | jana | 41.03 |
| ज़ान | zana | 38.46 |
| ज़ान | zana | 15.38 |
| ज्ञान | jnana | 2.56 |
| जैन | jaina | 2.56 |
| Zan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜାନ୍ | jan | 33.33 |
| ଜାନା | jana | 33.33 |
| ଜାନ | jana | 33.33 |
| Zan in the Arabic language | ||
| ظان | zan | - |
| ظعن | zn | - |
| زان | zan | - |
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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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- 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 Zan
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