Kirkan Surname

243,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kirkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,3791:56,4335,488
India1581:4,854,844122,998
Denmark671:84,2498,149
Sweden131:757,44356,422
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kirkan (12) may also be a first name.

Kirkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirkan (Hindi: किरकन, Marathi: िकरकन, Russian: Киркан) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkan? popularity and diffusion

Kirkan is the 243,428th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,449,051 people. The surname Kirkan is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Kirkan live; 76 percent live in West Asia and 75 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,379 people, or 1 in 56,433. In Turkey Kirkan is primarily concentrated in: Konya Province, where 23 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live and Mugla Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Turkey Kirkan occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent live and Denmark, where 4 percent live.

Kirkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kirkan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kirkan surname rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kirkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirkan in the Hindi language
किरकनkirakana-
Kirkan in the Marathi language
िकरकनikarakana80
िकरकणikarakana15.86
कीरकनkirakana1.38
कीरकणkirakana1.38
Kirkan in the Russian language
Кирканkirkan-

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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 Kirkan
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