Čakan Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Čakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia1571:45,5094,528
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Slovakia311:172,14429,813
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647

The alternate forms: Çakan (16,479) & Cakan (250) are calculated separately.

Čakan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čakan is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Çakan or Cakan. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čakan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Čakan is the 1,092,155th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čakan live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 45,509. In Serbia Čakan is most frequent in: South Bačka District, where 64 percent live, West Bačka District, where 28 percent live and Belgrade, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Serbia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 14 percent live and Slovakia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çakan9316,479/
Cakan93250/
Čekan80444/
Zakan80329/
Čokan8015/
Čakon801/
Čakanová7732/
Chakan732,147/
Zhakan73429/
Zakhan73363/
Czakan73106/
Zaikan7338/
Zakkan7337/
Zaekan7329/
Zaukan7321/
Çaykan7319/
Çağkan7318/
Cakkan7318/
Csakan7311/
Çagkan7311/
Zakaun736/
Zahkan734/
Zakaan734/
Cakain733/
Caukan733/
Čakāne732/
Zeakan731/
Chaikan673,878/
Chakane672,254/
Tchakan67663/
Zhakhan67207/
Chakhan67147/
Chackan6783/
Çağakan6758/
Zahakan6756/
Chakkan6756/
Tsakane6743/
Dzhakan6739/
Chaukan6713/
Zaekhan677/
Zaikhan673/
Chakaan672/
Tsakhan672/
Chaykan671/
Chakain671/
Zakhaan671/
Tsaukan671/
Dzaekan671/
Chhakan671/
Caukhan671/
Caickan670/

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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 Čakan
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