Alkaner Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Alkaner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Alkaner Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1321:589,55631,889
Northern Cyprus141:22,7865,518
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Alkaner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alkaner is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkaner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,391,595th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Alkaner reside; 74 percent reside in West Asia and 74 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 589,556. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Diyarbakir Province, where 55 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 9 percent reside. Besides Turkey this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 9 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkanger9319/
Elkaner862/
Alcaner861/
Alcanear801/
Alcanger801/
Alqaneer801/
Olcaner7120/
Alconer714/
Elcaner714/
Galconer670/
Holckener632/
Haulconer630/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Alkaner
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