Čan Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Čan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 33 | 1:161,711 | 28,420 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
The alternate forms: Can (302,343), Čán (33), Çan (6), Cañ (8) & Cán (1) are calculated separately.
Čan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Čan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Čan is found most in Slovakia. It may also be found as: Can, Čán, Çan, Cañ or Cán. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Čan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čan are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
Čan is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 161,711. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Prešov Region, where 97 percent live and Košice Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Slovakia Čan occurs in one country. It is also common in Latvia, where 3 percent live.
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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 Čan
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