Corkan Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Corkan Surname Definition:
Contracted from Mac Corcrain, a corrupted form of Mac Corcurain, 'Corcuran’s Son' (corcur, 'purple').
Corkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Man | 30 | 1:1,809 | 241 |
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Corkan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Contracted from Mac Corcrain, a corrupted form of Mac Corcurain, 'Corcuran’s Son' (corcur, 'purple').
Corkan Demographics
Average Corkan Salary in
United States
$34,986 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Corkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Corkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Corkan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Corkan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,428,594th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Corkan are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Corkan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Corkan is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 20 percent live, Colorado, where 15 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.
Corkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Corkan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Corkan surname expanded 418 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Corkan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Corkan last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Corkan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.92% less than the national average, earning $34,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $53,048 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corkain | 92 | 16 | / |
| Courkan | 92 | 0 | / |
| Korkan | 83 | 1,123 | / |
| Curkan | 83 | 269 | / |
| Corcan | 83 | 164 | / |
| Sorkan | 83 | 75 | / |
| Jorkan | 83 | 72 | / |
| Zorkan | 83 | 26 | / |
| Carkan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Corkon | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sorkhan | 77 | 524 | / |
| Zorkane | 77 | 401 | / |
| Zorkhan | 77 | 112 | / |
| Korkanc | 77 | 41 | / |
| Korkane | 77 | 21 | / |
| Churkan | 77 | 20 | / |
| Korkhan | 77 | 15 | / |
| Zoorkan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tsorkan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Jorkhan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ciorcan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Charkan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Corkham | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zourkan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Curkane | 77 | 3 | / |
| Korkain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tcurkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korkant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ciorkon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khorkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jorkand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Corcane | 77 | 0 | / |
| Zourkane | 71 | 488 | / |
| Zoorkhan | 71 | 119 | / |
| Tsourkan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Jorkhang | 71 | 10 | / |
| Charkane | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khorkhan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Charkhan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sourkhan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hzorkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsorkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djorkang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsoerkan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jorkhand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Curcan | 67 | 1,286 | / |
| Kurkan | 67 | 1,099 | / |
| Karkan | 67 | 652 | / |
| Sarkan | 67 | 472 | / |
| Zarkan | 67 | 427 | / |
| Korcan | 67 | 408 | / |
| Zurkan | 67 | 220 | / |
| Carcan | 67 | 112 | / |
| Zorcan | 67 | 62 | / |
| Çarkan | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sorcan | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kerkan | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sorkon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jarkan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Curkanová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Churkhaan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Korkon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Korkanova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jorkon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Curkanova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zorkon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Corcon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jorcan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corkom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kürkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zourkaine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Curkán | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Corkan
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