Göksan Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Göksan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göksan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6571:118,4509,908
Northern Cyprus611:5,2301,063
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Gökşan (18) & Goksan (12) are calculated separately.

Göksan (224) may also be a first name.

Göksan Last Name Facts

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

Göksan is most common in Turkey. It may appear in the variant forms: Gökşan or Goksan. For other possible spellings of Göksan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Göksan? popularity and diffusion

Göksan is the 466,165th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. Göksan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Göksan live; 62 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 601,629th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 224 people.

Göksan is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 657 people, or 1 in 118,450. In Turkey Göksan is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 40 percent are found, Mugla Province, where 10 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 7 percent are found. Barring Turkey this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gökşan9418/
Goksan9412/
Göksahan861/
Gökcan833,151/
Göksen83112/
Gaksan834/
Geksan831/
Goksahan71269/
Gökşahan711/
Gökcen6799/
Goksen6784/
Gögsen679/
Gaksuon624/
Geckson623/
Ghaksen623/
Gagsanh621/
Goeksen621/
Gockson621/
Ghakson620/
Ghockson576/
Ghaqshan571/
Gaxen5516/
Gaxon554/
Gökçenová531/
Ghaxan5024/
Gacson502/
Gegson502/
Gacsán501/
Gaxsen500/
Gagsen500/

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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 Göksan
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