Gülcan Surname
Approximately 10,942 people bear this surname
Gülcan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 10,843 | 1:7,177 | 985 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| Northern Cyprus | 23 | 1:13,870 | 3,613 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gulcan (86) are calculated separately.
Gülcan (95,915) may also be a first name.
Gülcan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gülcan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gülcan is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Gulcan. Click here for other possible spellings of Gülcan.
How Common Is The Last Name Gülcan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 47,319th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 666,016 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Gülcan reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Gülcan is also the 10,587th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 95,915 people.
The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 10,843 people, or 1 in 7,177. In Turkey Gülcan is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey Gülcan occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulcan | 94 | 86 | / |
| Gülkan | 83 | 1,241 | / |
| Gülşan | 83 | 807 | / |
| Gülcen | 83 | 467 | / |
| Gölcan | 83 | 45 | / |
| Gilcan | 83 | 21 | / |
| Gülsan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Golcan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guelcan | 77 | 15 | / |
| Gilchan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gölchan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gillcan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Glsan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gilchank | 71 | 4 | / |
| Guilcain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gülsahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gelchand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gülsen | 67 | 176 | / |
| Giljan | 67 | 86 | / |
| Golkan | 67 | 77 | / |
| Gülcem | 67 | 33 | / |
| Gulcam | 67 | 19 | / |
| Glekan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gulkan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gilsan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Glejan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ghljan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glshan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glchon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghlqan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gülçam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guelchang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gylsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glezan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glesan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gülşanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gulcon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelsan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilcon | 67 | 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 Gülcan
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