Elşan Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Elşan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elşan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1761:442,16726,106
Kosovo161:116,3675,841
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415

The alternate forms: Elsan (78) are calculated separately.

Elşan (36,984) may also be a first name.

Elşan Last Name Facts

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

Elşan is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also be rendered as: Elsan. Click here to see other possible spellings of Elşan.

How Common Is The Last Name Elşan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elşan is the 1,210,518th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Elşan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Elşan reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Elşan is also the 23,696th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 36,984 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 442,167. In Turkey Elşan is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent reside, Diyarbakir Province, where 26 percent reside and Konya Province, where 24 percent reside. Besides Turkey Elşan is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 8 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elsan9378/
Elcan80521/
Elzan80292/
Elxan8019/
Eljan802/
Elzain7328,317/
Elzhan73794/
Elsahn73588/
Elshan7374/
Elesan7373/
Elsjan7359/
Eljand7323/
Elezan7321/
Elsang7320/
Elzant7316/
Elsain7313/
Elsand7310/
Elchan7310/
Elzayn7310/
Elsant7310/
Elcean735/
Elsgan734/
Elzian734/
Eljaan733/
Elgian732/
Helsan732/
Eltjan732/
Elsian731/
Elsane731/
Elzand731/
Ellcan731/
Eljain731/
Eljean730/
Gelsan730/
Elesang67206/
Elsaint67168/
Ielcean6751/
Elshant6727/
Helshan6715/
Heljand678/
Elesand675/
Elsgaan674/
Elshain674/
Elzanne672/
Helsand672/
Elshane671/
Elhssan671/
Elsamne671/
Elesane671/
Elesant671/
Gelshan670/
Elshang670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Elşan
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