Adakan Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Adakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4991:155,95512,197
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Northern Cyprus161:19,9385,097
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
England81:6,964,757184,742
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Adakan (37) may also be a first name.

Adakan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Adakan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Adakan (Marathi: आडकन) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Adakan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 550,571st most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,564,734 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Adakan are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 74 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Adakan is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 37 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 155,955. In Turkey Adakan is most prevalent in: Van Province, where 34 percent live, Karabuk Province, where 20 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Turkey it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Adakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adakan in the Marathi language
आडकनadakana83.05
अडकनadakana6.78
आडकणadakana3.39
आडकानadakana3.39
अदाकनadakana1.69
एडकानedakana1.69

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