Arıkan Surname
Approximately 46,166 people bear this surname
Arıkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 46,155 | 1:1,686 | 255 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Arkan (12,074) are calculated separately.
Arıkan (267) may also be a first name.
Arıkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arıkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arıkan is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Arkan. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arıkan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arıkan is the 12,171st most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 157,855 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Arıkan are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Arıkan is also the 544,256th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 267 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 46,155 people, or 1 in 1,686. In Turkey Arıkan is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 12 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Antalya Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Arıkan
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