Gurxan Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Gurxan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurxan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592

Gurxan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurxan is found most frequently in Somalia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurxan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gurxan is the 893,754th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gurxan are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Aside from Somalia Gurxan is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Djibouti, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurxaan921/
Gurcan83206/
Gurzan8374/
Gurjan8373/
Gursan839/
Gursanc7749/
Gurchan7736/
Gurgian7727/
Gursain7722/
Gurjant776/
Ghurjan776/
Gursang773/
Gurshan772/
Gourzan771/
Gursane771/
Gurjahn771/
Orxan73158/
Guřan7359/
Goursand7153/
Ghursane7115/
Goursian7111/
Gursahan718/
Gourzane714/
Gurchand713/
Gurchain712/
Goursang712/
Urxanova711/
Gurshang711/
Goursane711/
Gurdjain711/
Gurshean711/
Gurchann710/
Gürsan67760/
Gourchane67452/
Gorzan67109/
Gurson6795/
Gursen6730/
Gürşan6727/
Gurzanova6725/
Gurjon6717/
Gurzon6711/
Gorsan676/
Gurzanová673/
Gurjanowa672/
Gurcon671/
Gurjam671/
Guršanova671/
Ğurxanova671/
Gursanova671/

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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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  • 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 Gurxan
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