Záň Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Záň Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Záň Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4541:11,7541,490
Czechia581:183,33627,089

The alternate forms: Zán (228), Zaň (12), Zan (137,862), Žán (35), Zań (8), Zañ (3), Zãn (1) & Žan (73) are calculated separately.

Záň Last Name Facts

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

The last name Záň occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Zán, Zaň, Zan, Žán, Zań, Zañ, Zãn or Žan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Záň? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 605,571st most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Záň reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 11,754. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Žilina Region, where 88 percent live, Trenčín Region, where 6 percent live and Banská Bystrica Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Slovakia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zán89228/
Zaň8912/
Zan78137,862/
Žán7835/
Zań788/
Zañ783/
Zãn781/
Žan6773/
Zoň6744/

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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 Záň
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