Gökhan Forename

5,586th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 187,702 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gökhan Forename User-submission:

Gökhan (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈɟœchan]) is a Turkish forename, meaning 'ruler of the sky' related to Tengrism. The stem of the name comes from gök [ɟœc], meaning 'sky', and han, a title held by hereditary rulers and tribal chiefs among Altaic peoples.

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Gökhan Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey
100%
185,2061:42057
Germany
100%
9381:103,0682,154
Northern Cyprus
100%
3141:1,013213
Austria
100%
2891:29,4611,144
Saudi Arabia-2331:132,24312,172
Sweden
100%
1651:59,7452,978
Netherlands
100%
1641:103,0615,261
Belgium
100%
1131:101,6823,484
Switzerland
100%
551:149,3363,951
Denmark-351:161,4143,904
Kosovo-281:66,4804,410
England
100%
271:2,059,36726,023
Finland
100%
241:228,4663,699
United States-151:24,169,132185,959
Russia-141:10,302,40738,919
Norway
100%
101:513,2339,206
France
100%
61:11,078,39032,981
Qatar-51:473,92138,106
China-41:341,513,94678,144
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Turkmenistan-41:1,368,2182,487
Kazakhstan-41:4,436,71124,678
Azerbaijan-31:3,214,31527,427
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
Kyrgyzstan-21:2,986,63834,954
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Bosnia and Herzegovina-21:1,762,2296,852
Bulgaria-21:3,495,19519,668
Greece-21:5,467,27417,678
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866

The alternate forms: Gokhan (4,391) are calculated separately.

Gökhan (8,383) may also be a surname.

Gökhan Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gökhan (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈɟœchan]) is a Turkish forename, meaning 'ruler of the sky' related to Tengrism. The stem of the name comes from gök [ɟœc], meaning 'sky', and han, a title held by hereditary rulers and tribal chiefs among Altaic peoples.

Most likely, the first appearance of the name Gökhan is as one of the six sons of Oghuz Khagan, the legendary ruler of the Oghuz.

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Gökhan Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokhan944,391/
Hgökhan922/
Ngökhan921/
Kgökhan921/
Gökhann921/
Gökhand921/
Gökhamn921/
Gökan911,874/
Gökcan831,019/
Gekhan83118/
Gökkan8346/
Gakhan8317/
Göhkan834/
Gökahn831/
Gökann831/
Goekhan7729/
Gokkhan7714/
Gekkhan778/
Hgokhan774/
Ghakhan773/
Gokhann772/
Gokahan771/
Ghokhan771/
Gegkhan771/
Gökkaan771/
Gokan73205/
Gekan7328/
Gakan7312/
Ghkan731/
Gahakhan716/
Gockhanh711/
Gokcahan711/
Ghakan67103/
Gokcan6715/
Ghokan6711/
Goqhan678/
Gokahn675/
Gokain674/
Gockan674/
Gokkan674/
Gohkan674/
Gokhon673/
Goekan672/
Gakkan671/
Gakkan671/
Gogkan671/
Gokean671/
Gokaan671/
Gokann671/
Gohcan671/
Gekean671/

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