Kharkan Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kharkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kharkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1601:479,89128,930
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kharkan (23) may also be a first name.

Kharkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kharkan (Hindi: खरकन) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kharkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,290,735th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Kharkan is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kharkan are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 479,891. In Iran Kharkan is most numerous in: Isfahan Province, where 37 percent live, Alborz Province, where 16 percent live and Tehran Province, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent live and Ukraine, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kharkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kharkan in the Hindi language
खरकनkharakana80
खरकानkharakana20

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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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  • 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 Kharkan
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