Göktan Surname
Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname
Göktan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,169 | 1:66,571 | 6,265 |
| Northern Cyprus | 35 | 1:9,115 | 2,267 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Goktan (20) are calculated separately.
Göktan (364) may also be a first name.
Göktan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Göktan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Göktan is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Goktan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Göktan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 309,145th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,973,398 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Göktan are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 456,229th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 364 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 1,169 people, or 1 in 66,571. In Turkey Göktan is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Ankara Province, where 9 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Besides Turkey Göktan exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goktan | 94 | 20 | / |
| Gökten | 83 | 1,740 | / |
| Köktan | 83 | 113 | / |
| Göktun | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gökdan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gktn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Göktuna | 77 | 466 | / |
| Kökatan | 77 | 46 | / |
| Gakutan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gctan | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kctan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gökaydin | 71 | 437 | / |
| Gokotano | 71 | 217 | / |
| Goukotan | 71 | 78 | / |
| Gakhtani | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gökaydın | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gokatani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gokotana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gokutano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gakotano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gkidan | 67 | 4,351 | / |
| Kökten | 67 | 3,660 | / |
| Gökden | 67 | 593 | / |
| Gagtan | 67 | 497 | / |
| Çoktan | 67 | 431 | / |
| Koktan | 67 | 90 | / |
| Kaçtan | 67 | 76 | / |
| Koçtan | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gükten | 67 | 34 | / |
| Gokdan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gectan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gokten | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gkdoan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kyktan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koctan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Coktan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaqtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goukottan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakdan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caktan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gökdün | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgtani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kygtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qagtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gactan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gagton | 50 | 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 Göktan
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