Čekan Surname
Approximately 444 people bear this surname
Čekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 288 | 1:18,529 | 2,817 |
| Czechia | 146 | 1:72,832 | 12,257 |
| Kosovo | 8 | 1:232,734 | 7,787 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Cekan (176), Čekán (5) & Cekań (1) are calculated separately.
Čekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Čekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Čekan occurs in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Cekan, Čekán or Cekań. For other potential spellings of Čekan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Čekan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 672,867th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čekan live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 18,529. In Slovakia Čekan is mostly found in: Prešov Region, where 93 percent are found, Košice Region, where 2 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Slovakia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 33 percent are found and Kosovo, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cekan | 93 | 176 | / |
| Čekán | 93 | 5 | / |
| Cekań | 87 | 1 | / |
| Zekan | 80 | 493 | / |
| Čakan | 80 | 225 | / |
| Čekon | 80 | 79 | / |
| Čikan | 80 | 40 | / |
| Čokan | 80 | 15 | / |
| Čekanová | 77 | 436 | / |
| Čekanova | 77 | 9 | / |
| Chekan | 73 | 5,068 | / |
| Zeikan | 73 | 1,587 | / |
| Dzekan | 73 | 279 | / |
| Czekan | 73 | 276 | / |
| Çekcan | 73 | 73 | / |
| Tsekan | 73 | 50 | / |
| Zaekan | 73 | 29 | / |
| Zekain | 73 | 13 | / |
| Zejkan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Zekaan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cekhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zoekan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tšekan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zekkan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zsekan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ciekan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ziekan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeakan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsekane | 67 | 339 | / |
| Tsekhan | 67 | 165 | / |
| Chekane | 67 | 135 | / |
| Checkan | 67 | 62 | / |
| Zoekahn | 67 | 58 | / |
| Sczekan | 67 | 30 | / |
| Cheykan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chekkan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cheekan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zaekhan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tchekan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zeekaan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chekhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zeekhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ziekhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzaekan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tseykan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Čekan
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