Gökkan Surname
Approximately 821 people bear this surname
Gökkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 820 | 1:94,904 | 8,410 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Gokkan (1) are calculated separately.
Gökkan (46) may also be a first name.
Gökkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gökkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gökkan is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Gokkan. For other possible spellings of Gökkan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gökkan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 422,155th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,876,426 people. The last name Gökkan occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Gökkan are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 46 people.
Gökkan is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 820 people, or 1 in 94,904. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Hatay Province, where 29 percent live, Sanliurfa Province, where 26 percent live and Kocaeli Province, where 6 percent live. Apart from Turkey this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gokkan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gökan | 91 | 214 | / |
| Gökhan | 83 | 8,383 | / |
| Gökcan | 83 | 3,151 | / |
| Göckan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gekkan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gakkan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gakkhan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gokkhan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ghakkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gokan | 73 | 2,883 | / |
| Göcan | 73 | 128 | / |
| Gakan | 73 | 94 | / |
| Gekan | 73 | 17 | / |
| Ghakan | 67 | 801 | / |
| Gokhan | 67 | 134 | / |
| Ghokan | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gokain | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gokcan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gakhan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Göğcan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Geckan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gokkon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gakanh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gekhan | 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 Gökkan
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