Şencan Surname
Approximately 9,387 people bear this surname
Şencan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 9,351 | 1:8,322 | 1,129 |
| Northern Cyprus | 33 | 1:9,667 | 2,436 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Sencan (173) are calculated separately.
Şencan (1,588) may also be a first name.
Şencan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şencan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Şencan occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Sencan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şencan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 54,247th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 776,345 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Şencan reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 194,032nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 1,588 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 9,351 people, or 1 in 8,322. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Samsun Province, where 8 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Şencan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Şencan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Şencan surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sencan | 94 | 173 | / |
| Şenkan | 83 | 461 | / |
| Şincan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Cencan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Şensan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Senchan | 77 | 16 | / |
| Chencan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cencane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sencane | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chenchan | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chencean | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chencang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cengcane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shencane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Senchand | 71 | 3 | / |
| Senchang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Senchanh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seenchan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenckan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sincan | 67 | 822 | / |
| Sensan | 67 | 686 | / |
| Senkan | 67 | 297 | / |
| Chenchang | 67 | 188 | / |
| Cincan | 67 | 160 | / |
| Senjan | 67 | 128 | / |
| Şenkon | 67 | 69 | / |
| Chenchane | 67 | 38 | / |
| Sencen | 67 | 33 | / |
| Cencen | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zincan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zenzan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Censan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cencon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chenchank | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cencam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sencam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheenchan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsienchan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zensan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sencon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Senzan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chengcang | 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 Şencan
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