Korkan Surname

329,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Korkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,0751:72,3926,730
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Korkan (10) may also be a first name.

Korkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Korkan (Russian: Коркан) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Korkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Korkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Korkan is the 329,892nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,489,355 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Korkan reside; 76 percent reside in West Asia and 76 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename globally, borne by 10 people.

Korkan is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 1,075 people, or 1 in 72,392. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Agri Province, where 12 percent reside and Siirt Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Serbia, where 1 percent reside.

Korkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Korkan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Korkan last name grew 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korkan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Korkan surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% registered with the party.

Korkan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Korkanc9241/
Korkane9221/
Korkhan9215/
Korkain922/
Khorkan921/
Korkant921/
Khorkhan866/
Kurkan831,099/
Karkan83652/
Korcan83408/
Corkan83151/
Kerkan8330/
Korkon838/
Kürkan831/
Korkanova808/
Kharkan77176/
Karkhan7799/
Karkand7733/
Kerkaan7726/
Corkain7716/
Karkane7716/
Kerkhan7712/
Kurkaun779/
Korkham776/
Kotrkam775/
Korkoon773/
Korkoun771/
Karkahn771/
Kurkhan771/
Kurkand771/
Karkean771/
Khorkam771/
Courkan770/
Korkhanova752/
Kharkhan71404/
Karkhane7138/
Karkandh7114/
Karkhang716/
Kharkand712/
Kaurkang712/
Kehrkhan711/
Kurkkahn711/
Karkanhe711/
Khorkham711/
Kherkhan711/
Kurcan671,338/
Kercan67347/
Curkan67269/
Corcan67164/
Karkanova6780/
Korcam6756/
Khorkhoin6726/
Karkanová6714/
Kharkhang679/
Korcanová675/
Kheerkhan675/
Karkashyn675/
Carkan674/
Kurkanova673/
Korkonova672/
Korcán672/
Khurkhane671/
Khaerkhan671/
Karkangne671/
Kherkhaan671/
Korcań671/
Corkon670/

Korkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korkan in the Russian language
Корканkorkan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korkan
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