Çayan Surname
Approximately 3,635 people bear this surname
Çayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,591 | 1:21,671 | 2,536 |
| Northern Cyprus | 41 | 1:7,781 | 1,851 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Cayan (2,235) are calculated separately.
Çayan (512) may also be a first name.
Çayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Çayan is found most in Turkey. It may appear as a variant: Cayan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çayan? popularity and diffusion
Çayan is the 125,271st most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,004,827 people. Çayan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Çayan reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 373,684th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 512 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,591 people, or 1 in 21,671. In Turkey it is most common in: Ankara Province, where 21 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside and Giresun Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayan | 93 | 2,235 | / |
| Çayhan | 91 | 1,040 | / |
| Çayğan | 91 | 151 | / |
| Sayan | 80 | 22,454 | / |
| Zayan | 80 | 8,436 | / |
| Çiyan | 80 | 443 | / |
| Çayin | 80 | 102 | / |
| Xayan | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shayan | 73 | 10,643 | / |
| Sayang | 73 | 4,617 | / |
| Chayan | 73 | 3,888 | / |
| Sayhan | 73 | 3,013 | / |
| Sauyan | 73 | 240 | / |
| Sahyan | 73 | 159 | / |
| Sayant | 73 | 141 | / |
| Sayane | 73 | 83 | / |
| Şahyan | 73 | 45 | / |
| Sayann | 73 | 29 | / |
| Cayhan | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tsayan | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sayanh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Sayanc | 73 | 7 | / |
| Dzayan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zahyan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hsayan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Siayan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zhayan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cayann | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sayand | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sjayan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zayn | 67 | 2,720 | / |
| Sayn | 67 | 635 | / |
| Sahayan | 67 | 283 | / |
| Tsayang | 67 | 105 | / |
| Cayn | 67 | 84 | / |
| Chayane | 67 | 54 | / |
| Shahyan | 67 | 45 | / |
| Shayand | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chayang | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chayhan | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sayanne | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chgayan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tchayan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shayhan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Schayan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chhayan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chauyan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shayane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shayang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chayant | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chayann | 67 | 2 | / |
| S'Gayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hssayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xayn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayhank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayahne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sauyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sayasne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsayane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzhayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shayanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chayand | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Çayan
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