Gökcan Surname

141,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gökcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gökcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,1121:25,0072,858
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Gokcan (25) are calculated separately.

Gökcan (1,019) may also be a first name.

Gökcan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gökcan is most common in Turkey. It can be rendered as a variant: Gokcan. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gökcan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 141,417th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,312,772 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Gökcan live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Gökcan is also the 251,554th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 1,019 people.

Gökcan is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 3,112 people, or 1 in 25,007. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 9 percent live and Kars Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Turkey this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokcan9425/
Gökan91214/
Göcan91128/
Gökhan838,383/
Gökkan83821/
Göksan83722/
Göckan838/
Göğcan836/
Gokan732,883/
Gocan73865/
Gacan73403/
Gecan73346/
Gakan7394/
Gekan7317/
Göksahan711/
Ghakan67801/
Gecain67589/
Gokhan67134/
Ghokan6737/
Gokain6734/
Goksan6712/
Gakhan679/
Gekkan678/
Gakkan678/
Gațcan674/
Geckan674/
Gaksan674/
Gakanh672/
Gacain671/
Gacaan671/
Gocain671/
Gacayn671/
Gokkan671/
Gekhan671/
Geksan671/

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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 Gökcan
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