Alkaş Surname
Approximately 2,114 people bear this surname
Alkaş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,106 | 1:36,952 | 3,884 |
| Northern Cyprus | 8 | 1:39,876 | 7,494 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Alkas (270) are calculated separately.
Alkaş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alkaş Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alkaş (Bengali: আলকাছ, Hindi: अलकस, Marathi: कास, Oriya: ଆଲକାସ) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Alkas. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alkaş.
How Common Is The Last Name Alkaş? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 197,942nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,447,278 people. The last name Alkaş is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Alkaş are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 2,106 people, or 1 in 36,952. In Turkey Alkaş is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Ankara Province, where 14 percent live and Diyarbakir Province, where 7 percent live. Outside of Turkey Alkaş exists in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkas | 93 | 270 | / |
| Alkaç | 80 | 3,776 | / |
| Alkaz | 80 | 853 | / |
| Alkac | 80 | 65 | / |
| Alkaj | 80 | 6 | / |
| Alkass | 73 | 253 | / |
| Alkash | 73 | 220 | / |
| Alkhas | 73 | 211 | / |
| Allkaj | 73 | 94 | / |
| Halkas | 73 | 47 | / |
| Alkais | 73 | 26 | / |
| Alkhaz | 73 | 7 | / |
| Alkaas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Alkace | 73 | 4 | / |
| Alkays | 73 | 2 | / |
| Alkhass | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hallkaj | 67 | 16 | / |
| Alkaiss | 67 | 14 | / |
| Halkeas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Alkhash | 67 | 7 | / |
| Halkais | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ailekas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alkadsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Alkaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkahaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkhazh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkaidz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alkasht | 67 | 1 | / |
Alkaş Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alkaş in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲକାସ | alakasa | - |
| Alkaş in the Bengali language | ||
| আলকাছ | alakacha | 60 |
| আলকাস | alakasa | 33.33 |
| আলকাচ | alakaca | 6.67 |
| Alkaş in the Marathi language | ||
| कास | kasa | 50 |
| कस | kasa | 16.67 |
| अलकास | alakasa | 16.67 |
| िवलास | ivalasa | 16.67 |
| Alkaş in the Hindi language | ||
| अलकस | alakasa | 36.36 |
| अल्कास | alkasa | 27.27 |
| अल्का | alka | 9.09 |
| अल्कस | alkasa | 9.09 |
| अलकाश | alakasa | 9.09 |
| आलकस | alakasa | 9.09 |
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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 Alkaş
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