Zán Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Zán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1251:42,6928,016
Hungary971:101,1999,765
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

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 occurs in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Zan, Záň, Žán, Zãn, Žan, Zań or Zañ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zán? popularity and diffusion

Zán is the 1,082,743rd most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. It is primarily found 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 widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 42,692. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 82 percent live, Košice Region, where 14 percent live and Prešov Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Slovakia Zán is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 43 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zan89137,862/
Záň89512/
Žán8935/
Zãn891/
Czán8614/
Záhn865/
Záng862/
Szán861/
Zsán861/
Žan7873/
Zań788/
Zañ783/
Hrzán7596/
Czánt751/
Szánt751/
Száin751/
Zahán751/
Zen67185,967/
Zon6713,306/
Zánová67120/
Čán6733/
Sán6714/
Zón6712/
Záhyna675/
Cán671/

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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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