Gürcan Surname

40,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gürcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gürcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey12,5901:6,181870
Germany851:947,12366,306
Northern Cyprus331:9,6672,436
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Austria231:370,23639,193
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gurcan (206) are calculated separately.

Gürcan (12,762) may also be a first name.

Gürcan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gürcan has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also be found as a variant: Gurcan. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gürcan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,940th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 570,186 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Gürcan live; 89 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Gürcan is also the 51,940th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 12,762 people.

The surname Gürcan is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 12,590 people, or 1 in 6,181. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Ankara Province, where 14 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 12 percent are found and Manisa Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Turkey Gürcan occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurcan94206/
Gürchan921/
Gürkan8319,284/
Gürsan83760/
Gürcen8372/
Gürşan8327/
Gircan8324/
Gorcan833/
Gürçağan712/
Gurkan67352/
Gürçam67267/
Gürson6797/
Gurzan6774/
Gürsen6724/
Gorkan6712/
Gurcam679/
Gursan679/
Gorcon673/
Girsan672/
Girzan672/
Gurqan672/
Gurcon671/
Girkan670/

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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 Gürcan
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