Bolkan Surname

276,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Bolkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1271:69,0526,447
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Norway831:61,9558,821
Northern Cyprus421:7,5961,787
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Bolkan (62) may also be a first name.

Bolkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bolkan (Russian: Болкан) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolkan? popularity and diffusion

Bolkan is the 276,904th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,205,390 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Bolkan reside; 76 percent reside in West Asia and 76 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 62 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,127 people, or 1 in 69,052. In Turkey Bolkan is primarily found in: Adana Province, where 51 percent reside, Van Province, where 9 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Bolkan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bolkan are 4.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bolkan earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning 296,725 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.01% less than the national average, earning $37,103 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolckan928/
Boolkan924/
Bolkhan921/
Boulkan921/
Bohlkan920/
Balkan8321,873/
Bolcan83626/
Bulkan83402/
Bolkon834/
Bolkanova802/
Balkhan7715/
Bolcain7713/
Bulkhan7712/
Vollkan7711/
Ballkan7710/
Balkane778/
Boulkam774/
Bhalkan771/
Balkain771/
Balkang771/
Balkkan771/
Boulkon771/
Bolkcon771/
Bolcand771/
Boylcan770/
Boulcane71127/
Basılkan7161/
Boulkamh7125/
Bulckaan718/
Bolkhoon714/
Balkhane712/
Bulkasin711/
Bolkasim711/
Boulkoun711/
Bulkhain711/
Bolkacem711/
Volkhahn711/
Bhalkane711/
Bolckone710/
Builekan710/
Balcan674,556/
Volcan673,459/
Balkanova67222/
Balkon67183/
Bulcan67162/
Bulkanova6777/
Volkán6733/
Bolcon6724/
Balkashyn679/
Bolkonova677/
Balqan672/
Boulkoune671/
Boulkamhe671/
Boulkasim671/
Boulkacim671/
Bulkon671/

Bolkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolkan in the Russian language
Болканbolkan-

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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 Bolkan
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