Volkan Forename

12,845th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 76,536 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Volkan Forename User-submission:

The name Volkan is derived from the French word volcan, meaning 'volcano'.

Volkan Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey
100%
72,6711:1,071243
Germany
100%
8331:116,0602,307
Poland
100%
4711:80,7371,882
Netherlands
100%
3641:46,4343,262
United States
100%
3521:1,029,93521,397
Saudi Arabia-2911:105,88510,050
England
99%
 
2171:256,2356,886
Northern Cyprus
100%
1611:1,976441
France
100%
1431:464,8285,199
Belgium
100%
1331:86,3913,203
Sweden
100%
1231:80,1463,669
Russia
97%
 
1061:1,360,69510,495
Austria
100%
861:99,0022,090
Iraq-721:486,3595,493
Switzerland
100%
591:139,2123,781
Thailand
100%
551:1,273,92442,340
Canada
100%
371:895,49718,738
Australia-321:426,8017,298
Denmark-281:201,7684,445
Kazakhstan
100%
201:887,34210,070
Bulgaria-191:367,9156,773
Belarus
100%
171:557,7873,467
New Zealand-171:266,8268,395
Qatar
100%
151:157,97416,771
Greece
100%
151:728,9708,230
Azerbaijan
100%
151:642,86311,711
United Arab Emirates-141:510,85717,236
Norway
100%
131:394,7957,741
Ukraine
100%
111:4,136,3557,862
North Macedonia-101:209,0766,532
Turkmenistan
100%
91:608,0971,859
Morocco-91:3,816,5158,291
Libya-91:691,2571,282
Finland
75%
 
81:685,3987,121
Brazil-61:35,706,026284,222
Romania
100%
61:3,341,99626,471
Malaysia
100%
61:5,074,990119,899
Israel
100%
51:1,680,58418,495
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Afghanistan
100%
51:6,524,70331,933
Mexico
100%
51:24,828,88553,479
Spain-41:11,632,49119,317
Northern Ireland-41:460,7862,461
Egypt-41:22,975,23627,891
Italy
81%
 
41:15,265,52238,916
Georgia
100%
41:934,61613,351
Scotland
100%
31:1,783,45514,297
Kosovo-31:620,48013,695
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Slovakia-21:2,655,0326,915
Kyrgyzstan-21:2,986,63834,954
Luxembourg-21:282,0243,520
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
South Africa-11:54,532,649471,300
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Albania-11:3,046,57049,159
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Armenia
100%
11:2,918,75314,910
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Czechia
100%
11:10,656,16211,509
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629

Volkan (2,192) may also be a surname.

Volkan Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Volkan is derived from the French word volcan, meaning 'volcano'.

- oaks

Origin of the word: From Latin 'vulcanus' (Vulcan, Roman god of fire).

- kaany

Volkan Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voilkan923,589/
Volkhan924/
Volkann922/
Hvolkan921/
Vollkan921/
Volkkan921/
Volkane921/
Volkahn921/
Volkkhan864/
Volkcane861/
Valkan83291/
Volcan83209/
Wolkan8323/
Folkan8311/
Volqan839/
Volkon831/
Pholkan7712/
Valkhan7711/
Valkand778/
Bolkhan775/
Valkean773/
Bolkain772/
Volcane772/
Valkane772/
Foolkan772/
Wolkang772/
Valkkan771/
Wolkahn771/
Woulkan771/
Volkham771/
Foolkhan714/
Phoolkan712/
Valkeane711/
Foulkane711/
Falkan67558/
Valcan67114/
Walkan6717/
Vahalkhan674/
Wolcan673/
Bolcan673/
Valkon672/
Valqan672/
Valekiana671/
Vellkannu671/
Phoolkhan671/

Volkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volkan in the Russian language
Волканvolkan-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volkan