Kalkan Surname

8,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kalkan Surname User-submission:

The Kalkan surname derives from the word for protection used by the warriors to protect against the arrow and sword.

Kalkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey65,8111:1,182173
Germany6331:127,18115,508
France5301:125,32619,051
Northern Cyprus1831:1,743183
Serbia1671:42,7844,329
Bosnia and Herzegovina1511:23,4203,949
England1381:403,75427,757
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Sweden1171:84,1606,209
Belgium1011:113,82816,895
Australia941:287,18825,495
Austria881:96,76614,085
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Mauritius581:22,3004,455
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Norway171:302,48730,120
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Finland101:549,67032,186
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malta41:107,5681,849
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Kalkán (25) are calculated separately.

Kalkan (98) may also be a first name.

Kalkan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kalkan surname derives from the word for protection used by the warriors to protect against the arrow and sword.

- ultrakalkan

Kalkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalkan (Arabic: كالكاني, Hindi: कलकन, Russian: Калкан) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Kalkán. For other potential spellings of Kalkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalkan is the 8,289th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 106,045 people. Kalkan is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kalkan live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 956,749th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 98 people.

The last name Kalkan is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 65,811 people, or 1 in 1,182. In Turkey Kalkan is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Gaziantep Province, where 7 percent live and Ankara Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Kalkan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kalkan last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kalkan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.1% less than the national average, earning 304,207 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $43,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning $56,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalkán9425/
Kalkhan921,053/
Khalkan92836/
Kalkang925/
Kalkann921/
Kalkajn921/
Khalkane86173/
Kalkatyn8671/
Kalkatin8659/
Khalkhan8612/
Kealkahn865/
Kalkamnn861/
Kalcan83160/
Kolkan8377/
Calkan8344/
Kalkon8310/
Qalkan831/
Kalkanova80236/
Kolkand7767/
Khalkam779/
Qalkhan777/
Kolkahn775/
Kolkang773/
Kolkann772/
Khalqan772/
Kolkane771/
Calkhan771/
Qalkand771/
Kholkan771/
Khalkon771/
Calkain770/
Kalkhanova7524/
Kalkasingh756/
Kolkatin716/
Kolkatyn716/
Kalkhoun712/
Kaglican712/
Katilkam711/
Khelkhan711/
Kalkotin711/
Kalkoten711/
Kaussylkhan711/
Calcan671,247/
Kolcan67108/
Kolkanova6749/
Colkan679/
Kolkasing673/
Kalcon673/
Qalqan672/
Kalkánová671/
Kolkon671/
Kalqanova671/
Khalkhoun671/

Kalkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalkan in the Hindi language
कलकनkalakana-
Kalkan in the Russian language
Калканkalkan-
Kalkan in the Arabic language
كالكانيkalkany-

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