Gökhan Surname

60,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Gökhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gökhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8,2311:9,4551,253
Northern Cyprus851:3,753637
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Gokhan (134) are calculated separately.

Gökhan (187,702) may also be a first name.

Gökhan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gökhan occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Gokhan. For other possible spellings of Gökhan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gökhan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gökhan is the 60,128th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 869,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Gökhan live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 5,586th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 187,702 people.

The surname Gökhan is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 8,231 people, or 1 in 9,455. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent live, Van Province, where 6 percent live and Ankara Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Turkey it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokhan94134/
Gökan91214/
Gökcan833,151/
Gökkan83821/
Gakhan839/
Göckan838/
Gekhan831/
Gakkhan774/
Ghokhan773/
Ghakhan773/
Gokkhan773/
Goekhan771/
Gokhean771/
Gokan732,883/
Göcan73128/
Gakan7394/
Gekan7317/
Ghakan67801/
Ghokan6737/
Gokain6734/
Gokcan6725/
Gekkan678/
Gakkan678/
Göğcan676/
Geckan674/
Gakanh672/
Gheqan671/
Gokkan671/

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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 Gökhan
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