Birkan Surname

150,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Birkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Birkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,4641:31,5833,425
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
France161:4,151,420237,746
Northern Cyprus151:21,2675,310
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway71:734,61250,907
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Birkan (5,975) may also be a first name.

Birkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Birkan (Bengali: বির্কন, Hindi: बीरकन, Oriya: ବିକର୍ାନ, Russian: Биркан) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Birkan.

How Common Is The Last Name Birkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Birkan is the 150,074th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,477,914 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Birkan are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 85,884th most common first name internationally, borne by 5,975 people.

The surname Birkan is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,464 people, or 1 in 31,583. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent live, Diyarbakir Province, where 14 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Turkey this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Birkan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Birkan surname are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Birkan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning 343,052 kr per year and in United States they earn 29.54% more than the national average, earning $55,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Birkhan92357/
Birkaan92196/
Birkane9283/
Birgkan9260/
Bierkan9246/
Birkahn9220/
Birkann9219/
Birkgan9213/
Birckan926/
Birrkan921/
Birkhahn86825/
Birkhann8692/
Birkhane8628/
Birkhain8615/
Birckann863/
Birhkann861/
Bairkhan861/
Birkhanh861/
Bircan8316,235/
Berkan831,528/
Birkon8319/
Birckhann801/
Berkane7730,910/
Berkcan77610/
Berkhan77430/
Berkahn77226/
Berkkan77126/
Bjørkan7759/
Bircann7750/
Berkgan7730/
Birkaym7726/
Berkain775/
Bhirkam774/
Virkhan772/
Bèrkane771/
Berckan771/
Birkohn771/
Biercan770/
Bairkanova751/
Birkhanová751/
Berkaine71705/
Berkhahn71468/
Bağırkan71275/
Bayırkan71162/
Berckhan7117/
Birkheun7113/
Bairkhanova7111/
Bircahan718/
Berkkhan714/
Beerkhan713/
Berkkane711/
Birkhahnová711/
Birkhāne711/
Beerkane711/
Bajrkhan711/
Berrkane711/
Berkaïne711/
Birkhaim710/
Berkhain710/
Bercan67379/
Bărcan67171/
Berkon67145/
Vircan6785/
Byrkanova6773/
Berkanova673/
Bircam672/
Birkkhaym672/
Berckhahn671/
Berkán671/

Birkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Birkan in the Bengali language
বির্কনbirkana-
Birkan in the Hindi language
बीरकनbirakana-
Birkan in the Oriya language
ବିକର୍ାନbikarana-
Birkan in the Russian language
Бирканbirkan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Birkan
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