Alqan Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Alqan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alqan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan241:368,43511,926
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Alqan (28) may also be a first name.

Alqan Last Name Facts

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

Alqan (Georgian: ალქან) is carried by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Alqan.

How Common Is The Last Name Alqan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Alqan are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,994,417th most common first name globally, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most numerous in Jordan, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 368,435. In Jordan it is primarily concentrated in: Zarqa Governorate, where 38 percent reside, Mafraq Governorate, where 33 percent reside and Amman Governorate, where 29 percent reside. Beside Jordan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 12 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galqan918/
Alqayn911/
Alqanh911/
Alqaan911/
Alquan910/
Alkan80100,321/
Alqam808,758/
Alcan804,094/
Alcain732,763/
Alkhan732,477/
Alkain73183/
Galkan73128/
Alcean73119/
Galcan7352/
Halkan7344/
Alcand7339/
Alkant7323/
Aulkan7315/
Alcant7314/
Alkane7311/
Alkaan738/
Alcaín737/
Halcan735/
Alcang734/
Alcane732/
Alıkan731/
Alkanh731/
Alquam731/
Alqaum731/
Alkaun731/
Aalkan731/
Allkan731/
Alkand731/
Halqam731/
Alqasem673,394/
Alqasim671,811/
Alcaine671,179/
Alcasin67240/
Galkhan67160/
Allıkan6761/
Alcayne6731/
Alcatin6730/
Halkain6727/
Asilcan6712/
Halkane677/
Halkhan676/
Alcaten675/
Alkaine673/
Atilcan672/
Allkhan672/
Halcain671/
Allcain671/
Alkhaan671/
Alcacen671/
Alcacin671/
Alcahan671/
Aalcain671/
Alcaíne671/
Halkean671/
Açilkan671/
Alkhane671/
Ailqamh671/
Aslkhan671/
Haulkan670/

Alqan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alqan in the Georgian language
ალქანalkan-

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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 Alqan
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