Akdoğan Surname
Approximately 46,088 people bear this surname
Akdoğan Surname User-submission:
1. From ak, meaning 'white', and doğan, meaning 'falcon'. So the surname means 'white falcon'.
2. From ak, meaning 'white', and doğan, meaning 'born'.
Read More About This SurnameAkdoğan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 46,034 | 1:1,691 | 257 |
| Northern Cyprus | 41 | 1:7,781 | 1,851 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Akdogan (1,396) are calculated separately.
Akdoğan (111) may also be a first name.
Akdoğan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Akdoğan surname has several possible etymologies:
1. From ak, meaning 'white', and doğan, meaning 'falcon'. So the surname means 'white falcon'.
2. From ak, meaning 'white', and doğan, meaning 'born'. So the surname means 'white born'.
3. From akdoğan, meaning 'gyrfalcon', the largest one among the falcon species.
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Where Does The Last Name Akdoğan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akdoğan occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Akdogan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akdoğan? popularity and diffusion
Akdoğan is the 12,190th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,122 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Akdoğan live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 890,531st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 111 people.
The surname Akdoğan is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 46,034 people, or 1 in 1,691. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 14 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akdogan | 95 | 1,396 | / |
| Akdoan | 92 | 112 | / |
| Ağdoğan | 86 | 774 | / |
| Aktoğan | 86 | 510 | / |
| Akdokan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yağdoğan | 80 | 139 | / |
| Akdogn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hacıdoğan | 75 | 34 | / |
| Akdugan | 71 | 434 | / |
| Aktuğan | 71 | 171 | / |
| İçdoğan | 71 | 84 | / |
| Akdıkan | 71 | 41 | / |
| Üçdoğan | 71 | 20 | / |
| Akdikan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Aktogan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Agdogan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akdegan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akdogun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akadakin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Akotagni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Akidakun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yagdogan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akdekoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akodekon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akidogni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akotegan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aketocan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akudokin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ogdohan | 57 | 6 | / |
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