Gülkan Surname

305,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Gülkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gülkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1701:66,5146,260
Northern Cyprus661:4,834945
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gülkan (362) may also be a first name.

Gülkan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gülkan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gülkan (Hindi: गुलकान, Marathi: गुलकन, Oriya: ଗୁଲକାନ) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gülkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 305,056th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,872,317 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Gülkan reside; 65 percent reside in West Asia and 65 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Gülkan is also the 457,558th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 362 people.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 1,170 people, or 1 in 66,514. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 27 percent live, Tekirdag Province, where 11 percent live and Kocaeli Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 5 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gülcan8310,942/
Glekan8317/
Gelkan831/
Gilkain7711/
Glekahn772/
Gellkan771/
Gölcan6745/
Gilcan6721/
Gilkam679/
Gylkeanne671/
Ghlqan671/
Guelcan6215/
Gillkam621/
Gillcan621/
Gilquain5724/
Guilcain572/
Gilcon500/

Gülkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gülkan in the Oriya language
ଗୁଲକାନgulakana-
Gülkan in the Marathi language
गुलकनgulakana-
Gülkan in the Hindi language
गुलकानgulakana61.54
गुलकनgulakana38.46

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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
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  • 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 Gülkan
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