Durkhan Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Durkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2681:119,9752,856
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Durkhan (129) may also be a first name.

Durkhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Durkhan (Georgian: დურხან, Russian: Дурхан) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Durkhan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 963,821st most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,990,911 people. Durkhan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Durkhan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Durkhan is also the 818,356th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 129 people.

Durkhan is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 119,975. In Afghanistan Durkhan is most frequent in: Nangarhar, where 32 percent are found, Khost, where 18 percent are found and Paktia, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 0 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durkan922,949/
Durhan922,663/
Dorkhan86283/
Durchan8620/
Durhand8610/
Durhamn8610/
Dirkhan865/
Durkham863/
Durzhan863/
Durrhan861/
Daurhan861/
Dourhan861/
Durhane860/
Durkhanova821/
Durchand8011/
Dourhane8011/
Doorkhan803/
Dourkang803/
Dourkham801/
Dhirkhan801/
Dourkane801/
Dourchan801/
Daurkhanova781/
Durham7768,482/
Durcan772,212/
Durjan771,331/
Dorkan7740/
Durkon779/
Dirkan774/
Ďurkan772/
Dourhamne753/
Durhone71378/
Duurham71211/
Durchon71196/
Daurham7119/
Durchanová7115/
Durcham716/
Durhône715/
Dourkam714/
Dourham713/
Dourhaamne712/
Durhein712/
Deurham711/
Durrham711/
Dierkan711/
Durjann711/
Dorkhon711/
Durckam710/
Dorckan710/
Duirham710/
Dhurham710/
Dorchain67313/
Dourrham67138/
Durkatim6716/

Durkhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durkhan in the Georgian language
დურხანdurkhan-
Durkhan in the Russian language
Дурханdurhan-

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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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  • 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 Durkhan
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