Čenan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Čenan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čenan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia341:124,37118,240
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Cenan (1,952) & Ćenan (127) are calculated separately.

Čenan (37) may also be a first name.

Čenan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čenan is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Cenan or Ćenan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čenan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čenan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 124,371. In Croatia Čenan is mostly found in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 44 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 21 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 21 percent live. Apart from Croatia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent live and Serbia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cenan931,952/
Ćenan93127/
Zenan80166/
Chenan73314/
Zenhan73101/
Cenean7370/
Ceenan7334/
Zenean7321/
Zeenan738/
Czenan736/
Cienan735/
Zienan733/
Zhenan733/
Zeinan732/
Ceynan731/
Dzenan731/
Zeunan731/
Tsenan731/
Cehnan730/
Cenhan730/
Chenane672,541/
Chengan67437/
Tsenang67142/
Tsenane67112/
Chenain67111/
Chenean6779/
Chenhan6751/
Tchenan6744/
Cheenan6710/
Tsenant679/
Dzenhan675/
Zhennan675/
Zhenhan675/
Zheenan672/
Zienann672/
Chen'an671/
Dzenain671/
Sceenan671/
Cenahan671/

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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 Čenan
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