Alkan Surname
Approximately 100,321 people bear this surname
Alkan Surname User-submission:
Alkan is a surname of Turkish origin, which means 'red blood'.
Alkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 97,222 | 1:800 | 100 |
| Germany | 1,008 | 1:79,867 | 10,082 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Northern Cyprus | 282 | 1:1,131 | 87 |
| Netherlands | 219 | 1:77,110 | 13,022 |
| United States | 206 | 1:1,759,509 | 115,901 |
| Papua New Guinea | 148 | 1:55,093 | 6,981 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Austria | 104 | 1:81,879 | 12,272 |
| France | 99 | 1:670,937 | 86,003 |
| Belgium | 85 | 1:135,255 | 19,444 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Turkmenistan | 56 | 1:98,020 | 1,979 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| Bulgaria | 33 | 1:211,482 | 11,501 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Alkan (4,126) may also be a first name.
Alkan Surname Meaning
Alkan Demographics
Average Male Alkan Height
173.35 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alkan (Hindi: अलकन, Marathi: अलकान, Russian: Алкан) occurs most in Turkey. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Alkan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Alkan is the 5,637th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 72,642 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Alkan live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 108,266th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,126 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 97,222 people, or 1 in 800. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Turkey this surname exists in 70 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Egypt, where 0 percent reside.
Alkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alkan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,873 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alkan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Alkan surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Alkan last name are 26.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 79.31% being registered with the political party.
The amount Alkan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.57% less than the national average, earning 243,756 kr per year; in United States they earn 43.97% more than the national average, earning $62,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.09% more than the national average, earning $57,181 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alkan in the Hindi language | ||
| अलकन | alakana | 75 |
| अल्कान | alkana | 8.33 |
| अल्काण् | alkan | 8.33 |
| अलकान | alakana | 8.33 |
| Alkan in the Marathi language | ||
| अलकान | alakana | 50 |
| पालकर | palakara | 25 |
| एलकान | elakana | 25 |
| Alkan in the Russian language | ||
| Алкан | alkan | - |
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