Atçeken Surname

159,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Atçeken Surname User-submission:

The Atçeken surname means 'pulling a horse'. It derives from the Turkish words at, meaning 'horse', and çeken, meaning 'one who pulls'.

Atçeken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,7331:28,4753,188
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Atceken (92) are calculated separately.

Atçeken Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Atçeken surname means 'pulling a horse'. It derives from the Turkish words at, meaning 'horse', and çeken, meaning 'one who pulls'.

- ihatenigg

Atçeken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atçeken occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Atceken. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atçeken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 159,594th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,665,525 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Atçeken reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,733 people, or 1 in 28,475. In Turkey Atçeken is most prevalent in: Konya Province, where 36 percent are found, Karaman Province, where 16 percent are found and Aksaray Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Turkey this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atceken9592/
Otçeken86226/
Ayçeken86112/
Azçeken8615/
Ağaçeken801/
Aseken7713/
Azeken7711/
Haseken71243/
Özçeken71119/
Otseken715/
Auseken711/
Atciken711/
Ashekeen673/
Assekend671/
Asekenne671/
Aseykeen671/

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