Zán Surname
Approximately 228 people bear this surname
Zán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 125 | 1:42,692 | 8,016 |
| Hungary | 97 | 1:101,199 | 9,765 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Zan (137,862), Záň (512), Žán (35), Zãn (1), Žan (73), Zań (8) & Zañ (3) are calculated separately.
Zán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zán Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zán is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Zan, Záň, Žán, Zãn, Žan, Zań or Zañ. For other possible spellings of Zán click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zán? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zán is the 1,082,743rd most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zán are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 42,692. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 82 percent are found, Košice Region, where 14 percent are found and Prešov Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 43 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Zán
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