Göcan Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Göcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1271:612,76732,803
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Gocan (865) & Gočan (15) are calculated separately.

Göcan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Göcan occurs most in Turkey. It can be rendered as: Gocan or Gočan. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Göcan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Göcan is the 1,589,322nd most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. Göcan is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Göcan live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 612,767. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Adiyaman Province, where 55 percent are found, Tekirdag Province, where 27 percent are found and Aydin Province, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gocan93865/
Gökcan913,151/
Gözcan91107/
Göckan918/
Göğcan916/
Gočan8715/
Gacan80403/
Gecan80346/
Gözan80250/
Gökan80214/
Gökhan738,383/
Gökkan73821/
Gecain73589/
Göçhan73146/
Gocian7329/
Gokcan7325/
Gațcan734/
Geckan734/
Gacaan731/
Gacayn731/
Gacain731/
Göçsan731/
Gözhan731/
Gocain731/
Gieczan678/
Gecășan671/

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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 Göcan
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