Gülken Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gülken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gülken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey851:915,54642,769
Germany101:8,050,546248,660

Gülken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gülken is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gülken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Gülken are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Gülken is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 915,546. In Turkey Gülken is most common in: Hatay Province, where 56 percent are found, Adana Province, where 27 percent are found and Mersin Province, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Turkey Gülken is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilken8320/
Gleken8317/
Gelken833/
Gülkün831/
Gülkin831/
Glkenn831/
Gylken830/
Glkn801/
Gehlken77422/
Glecken771/
Gielken770/
Guilken770/
Glkin7314/
Gehlcken7113/
Gehlkien710/
Gilkin67124/
Glekin6736/
Gelkin6710/
Gelkén674/
Glkina673/
Gleckn671/
Glckin671/
Glekina6217/
Gelkina6214/
Gilkina6210/
Gillkin626/
Gelchen622/
Gehlkem621/
Gylkina621/
Gilchen620/
Gleckin620/
Glcn601/
Gielchen5739/
Gilcin508/
Gelcin502/

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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 Gülken
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