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 most in Slovakia. It can appear as: Cekan, Čekán or Cekań. For other possible spellings of Čekan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Čekan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 672,867th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. The surname Čekan is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čekan reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 18,529. In Slovakia it is primarily 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. Other than Slovakia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found 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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