Göksun Surname
Approximately 1,468 people bear this surname
Göksun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,428 | 1:54,497 | 5,337 |
| Northern Cyprus | 32 | 1:9,969 | 2,519 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Goksun (31) & Göksün (6) are calculated separately.
Göksun (557) may also be a first name.
Göksun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Göksun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Göksun is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Goksun or Göksün. Click here to see other possible spellings of Göksun.
How Common Is The Last Name Göksun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 266,307th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,964,268 people. The surname Göksun occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Göksun reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Göksun is also the 356,380th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 557 people.
The surname Göksun is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,428 people, or 1 in 54,497. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Diyarbakir Province, where 15 percent reside, Kayseri Province, where 14 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Turkey it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goksun | 94 | 31 | / |
| Göksün | 94 | 6 | / |
| Göksuna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Göksan | 83 | 722 | / |
| Göksen | 83 | 112 | / |
| Göksin | 83 | 23 | / |
| Goksuna | 77 | 10 | / |
| Gaksuon | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gksan | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gksen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gökhasan | 71 | 155 | / |
| Goksu Un | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gökçen | 67 | 14,230 | / |
| Gökşen | 67 | 4,781 | / |
| Gökşin | 67 | 1,401 | / |
| Gökçin | 67 | 518 | / |
| Gakson | 67 | 339 | / |
| Köksen | 67 | 265 | / |
| Güksün | 67 | 134 | / |
| Gökcen | 67 | 99 | / |
| Gugsun | 67 | 86 | / |
| Goksen | 67 | 84 | / |
| Köksün | 67 | 78 | / |
| Gogsun | 67 | 37 | / |
| Caksun | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gökşan | 67 | 18 | / |
| Köksan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Guksen | 67 | 14 | / |
| Goksan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Koksun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Goksin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cogsun | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gögsen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gokson | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaksan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gøksen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaksin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaik Suan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gökcin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Göçsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Çaksun | 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 Göksun
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