Şencan Surname

54,247th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şencan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şencan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9,3511:8,3221,129
Northern Cyprus331:9,6672,436
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

The last name Şencan is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sencan. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Şencan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Şencan is the 54,247th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 776,345 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Şencan reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Şencan is also the 194,032nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 1,588 people.

It is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 9,351 people, or 1 in 8,322. In Turkey Şencan is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent live, Samsun Province, where 8 percent live and Ankara Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Turkey Şencan occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Şencan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Şencan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Şencan surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sencan94173/
Şenkan83461/
Şincan835/
Cencan832/
Şensan832/
Senchan7716/
Chencan774/
Cencane771/
Sencane770/
Chenchan7115/
Chencean719/
Chencang714/
Cengcane714/
Shencane714/
Senchand713/
Senchang712/
Senchanh711/
Seenchan711/
Chenckan711/
Sincan67822/
Sensan67686/
Senkan67297/
Chenchang67188/
Cincan67160/
Senjan67128/
Şenkon6769/
Chenchane6738/
Sencen6733/
Cencen6713/
Zincan6712/
Zenzan6712/
Censan678/
Cencon674/
Chenchank672/
Cencam671/
Sencam671/
Cheenchan671/
Hsienchan671/
Zensan671/
Sencon671/
Senzan671/
Chengcang671/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis