Žan Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Žan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 35 | 1:71,076 | 9,906 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | 1:141,456 | 9,707 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Zan (137,862), Žán (35), Zán (228), Zań (8), Zañ (3), Zãn (1) & Záň (512) are calculated separately.
Žan (8,593) may also be a first name.
Žan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Žan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Žan is found most in Slovenia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Zan, Žán, Zán, Zań, Zañ, Zãn or Záň. Click here to see other possible spellings of Žan.
How Common Is The Last Name Žan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Žan is the 2,220,661st most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Žan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 67,827th most common forename at a global level, borne by 8,593 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Slovenia, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 71,076. In Slovenia Žan is most frequent in: Upper Carniola, where 94 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 3 percent reside and Savinja, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia Žan occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 34 percent reside and Croatia, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Žan
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