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/territory. It may be found as: Akdogan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akdoğan? popularity and diffusion
Akdoğan is the 12,190th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 158,122 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Akdoğan reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 890,531st most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 111 people.
The last name Akdoğan is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 46,034 people, or 1 in 1,691. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 14 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Akdoğan 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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