Alkiş Surname

43,951st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Alkiş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Alkiş 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
Turkey11,8001:6,595905
Northern Cyprus211:15,1913,865
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

The alternate forms: Alkis (304) are calculated separately.

Alkiş Last Name Facts

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

Alkiş has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also be found as a variant: Alkis. Click here to see other potential spellings of Alkiş.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkiş? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,951st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 616,387 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Alkiş live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 11,800 people, or 1 in 6,595. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Sirnak Province, where 8 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Turkey this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 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
Alkis93304/
Alkiç80133/
Alkic8031/
Alkiz805/
Alkış800/
Halkic73120/
Halkis7337/
Alkais7326/
Galkis7311/
Alkois738/
Alkish732/
Alkeis732/
Ailkis731/
Alkaiss6714/
Halkais675/
Alkiesh671/
Alkaidz671/
Alkaish671/
Alkaise671/
Halkiss671/
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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 Alkiş
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