Gökan Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Gökan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 212 | 1:367,082 | 22,844 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Gokan (2,883) are calculated separately.
Gökan (1,874) may also be a first name.
Gökan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gökan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gökan occurs most in Turkey. It may also occur as a variant: Gokan. Click here for other potential spellings of Gökan.
How Common Is The Last Name Gökan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,129,067th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 55 percent of Gökan are found; 55 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 175,764th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,874 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 367,082. In Turkey Gökan is primarily concentrated in: Sanliurfa Province, where 29 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside and Edirne Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Turkey Gökan is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 0 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gokan | 93 | 2,883 | / |
| Gökhan | 91 | 8,383 | / |
| Gökcan | 91 | 3,151 | / |
| Gökkan | 91 | 821 | / |
| Göckan | 91 | 8 | / |
| Göcan | 80 | 128 | / |
| Gakan | 80 | 94 | / |
| Gekan | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ghakan | 73 | 801 | / |
| Gokhan | 73 | 134 | / |
| Ghokan | 73 | 37 | / |
| Gokain | 73 | 34 | / |
| Gokcan | 73 | 25 | / |
| Gakhan | 73 | 9 | / |
| Gekkan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gakkan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Göğcan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Geckan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gakanh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gekhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gokkan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakkhan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gokkhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghokhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ghakhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goekhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gheekan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gokhean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghakkan | 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
- 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 Gökan
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