Family name Čikan (Чикан 
, Čikan 
) , all around the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Čikan is habitual in Croatia, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, where it is a rare surname, and Ukraine, where it is a very rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Croatia, Russia, and Belarus. Very seldom, Čikan is the forename as well as the last name.