Gurakan Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Gurakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Gürakan (652) are calculated separately.
Gurakan (60) may also be a first name.
Gurakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gurakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gurakan is found most frequently in Ireland. It may occur as a variant: Gürakan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gurakan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gurakan is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Gurakan occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Gurakan live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 60 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 336,353. In Ireland Gurakan is primarily found in: Leinster, where 100 percent live. Beside Ireland this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Belgium, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gürakan | 95 | 652 | / |
| Gurakhan | 93 | 14 | / |
| Ghurakan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Urakan | 92 | 9 | / |
| Gaurakhan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Urakhan | 86 | 52 | / |
| Urakane | 86 | 33 | / |
| Uraşkan | 86 | 26 | / |
| Gurakon | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gorakan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hurakan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Utrakan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ourakan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Girakan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uitrakan | 80 | 330 | / |
| Uğraşkan | 80 | 252 | / |
| Gorakhan | 80 | 122 | / |
| Gurekhan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gurakond | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ghorakan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ghirakan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aurakhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urakhain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ourakain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Urakhann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hurakane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hurakann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghurakam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gurakham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uraikahn | 80 | 0 | / |
| Orakan | 77 | 17 | / |
| Uracan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Urakanova | 75 | 29 | / |
| Ghorakhan | 75 | 9 | / |
| Girakhaan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gauracand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gorakhaun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Orakkan | 71 | 47 | / |
| Uracand | 71 | 35 | / |
| Huracan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Urakond | 71 | 10 | / |
| Oreakan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Orakhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Girakon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gureycan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Girokhan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Girekhan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Utrakham | 67 | 8 | / |
| Huracand | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gurakhom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoracan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauracam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huiracan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urakondh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huracane | 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Gurakan
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