Akarcan Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Akarcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akarcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey581:1,341,74954,680
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Akarcan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akarcan is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akarcan? popularity and diffusion

Akarcan is the 2,483,783rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Akarcan live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 1,341,749. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Sakarya Province, where 36 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found and Zonguldak Province, where 14 percent are found. Not including Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akarkan8664/
Acarcan8647/
Akarsan8643/
Akercan8621/
Akarshan8099/
Askarjan8027/
Akorchan804/
Akharsan803/
Aakarshan7513/
Ashkarjan751/
Azkarkhan751/
Ekercan7184/
Acarşan7140/
Acarsan714/
Acarcon713/
Akarzam711/
Akerkan711/
Akarshon674/
Ahqarjan671/

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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
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  • 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 Akarcan
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