Doğan Surname

1,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Doğan Surname User-submission:

The Doğan surname means an animal in wild bird specie, known as 'falcon' in English. Falcons are birds of prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene.

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Doğan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey446,6021:17412
Northern Cyprus7601:4207
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
England91:6,190,895170,599
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Doğan (68,903) may also be a first name.

Doğan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Doğan surname means an animal in wild bird specie, known as 'falcon' in English. Falcons are birds of prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene.

- josephdogan

Doğan means 'born' in Turkish.

- denizy

Doğan Last Name Facts

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

Doğan occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Doğan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,191st most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,287 people. The last name Doğan is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Doğan are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 14,058th most widely held given name globally It is held by 68,903 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 446,602 people, or 1 in 174. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Gaziantep Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Doğan occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doğhan9156/
Doağan911/
Doan89613,112/
Doğahan8331/
Doane809,430/
Douan804,367/
Dohan802,680/
Doanh801,887/
Doang801,429/
Doant8034/
Dooan8019/
Doðan8014/
Doand808/
Dhoan808/
Doaan806/
Doann805/
Doahn802/
Duoan802/
Doğam801/
Doain801/
Doayn800/
Dağhan735,389/
Douane731,762/
Douang73765/
Dohant73115/
Dohaan7379/
Douant7315/
Dojean7311/
Dohanh7311/
Doyyan739/
Doanne736/
Doasin735/
Doahan734/
Dohain733/
Dhoane733/
Dhohan733/
Doyian732/
Dhooan732/
Doijan732/
Dogian732/
Dojian731/
Dohhan731/
Douain731/
Duoand731/
Doatin731/
Doaing731/
Douand731/
Doaune731/
Doanth731/
Doamne731/
Dojhan731/
Doiyan731/
Dooaan731/
Doyean730/
Ddoane730/
Dooane730/
Daon672,730/
Doam67183/
Douanne67143/
Doanová6757/
Doating6722/
Doateng6718/
Doàn6710/
Dhohane678/
Doanova674/
Doijand674/
Douagne673/
Doãn672/
Douaang672/
Dohamnn672/
Dhoohan671/
Dohanth671/
Dhoyyan671/
Doān671/
Dooahan671/
Douaine671/
Doangue671/
Ddouane671/
Dohagne670/

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