Göksan Surname
Approximately 722 people bear this surname
Göksan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 657 | 1:118,450 | 9,908 |
| Northern Cyprus | 61 | 1:5,230 | 1,063 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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
The surname Göksan is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gökşan or Goksan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Göksan? popularity and diffusion
Göksan is the 466,165th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Göksan reside; 62 percent reside in West Asia and 62 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Göksan is also the 601,629th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 224 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 657 people, or 1 in 118,450. In Turkey Göksan is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 40 percent reside, Mugla Province, where 10 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Turkey it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 8 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gökşan | 94 | 18 | / |
| Goksan | 94 | 12 | / |
| Göksahan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gökcan | 83 | 3,151 | / |
| Göksen | 83 | 112 | / |
| Gaksan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Geksan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goksahan | 71 | 269 | / |
| Gökşahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gökcen | 67 | 99 | / |
| Goksen | 67 | 84 | / |
| Gögsen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gaksuon | 62 | 4 | / |
| Geckson | 62 | 3 | / |
| Ghaksen | 62 | 3 | / |
| Gagsanh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Goeksen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gockson | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ghakson | 62 | 0 | / |
| Ghockson | 57 | 6 | / |
| Ghaqshan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gaxen | 55 | 16 | / |
| Gaxon | 55 | 4 | / |
| Gökçenová | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ghaxan | 50 | 24 | / |
| Gacson | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gegson | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gacsán | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gaxsen | 50 | 0 | / |
| Gagsen | 50 | 0 | / |
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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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