Görcan Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Görcan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 48 | 1:1,621,280 | 61,377 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Gorcan (3) & Gorčan (105) are calculated separately.
Görcan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Görcan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Görcan is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Gorcan or Gorčan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Görcan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Görcan are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
Görcan is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,621,280. In Turkey Görcan is primarily found in: Izmir Province, where 44 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 33 percent are found and Balikesir Province, where 23 percent are found. Excluding Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorcan | 94 | 3 | / |
| Gorčan | 89 | 105 | / |
| Görkan | 83 | 510 | / |
| Gercan | 83 | 502 | / |
| Garcan | 83 | 41 | / |
| Görcen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Giercan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gorcian | 77 | 2 | / |
| Görkhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garcean | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gierczan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garcon | 67 | 13,483 | / |
| Görzen | 67 | 631 | / |
| Gersan | 67 | 300 | / |
| Garzan | 67 | 286 | / |
| Gerzan | 67 | 123 | / |
| Gorzan | 67 | 109 | / |
| Görsen | 67 | 84 | / |
| Garkan | 67 | 37 | / |
| Garsan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gercon | 67 | 20 | / |
| Geržan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gorkan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gerkan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Görson | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gorsan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gorcon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geršan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerschanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorţan | 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 Görcan
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