Kurkan Surname

335,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kurkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7871:98,8848,670
Ukraine1831:248,75832,662
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
India181:42,614,743461,117
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Kürkan (1) are calculated separately.

Kurkan (65) may also be a first name.

Kurkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kurkan (Hindi: कुरकान, Marathi: कुरकान, Russian: Куркан) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kürkan. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kurkan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kurkan is the 335,587th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,631,070 people. Kurkan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Kurkan are found; 61 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 65 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 787 people, or 1 in 98,884. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent are found, Diyarbakir Province, where 16 percent are found and Trabzon Province, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Kurkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kurkan last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kürkan941/
Kurkaun929/
Kurkhan921/
Kurkand921/
Kaurkang862/
Kurkkahn861/
Kirkan831,638/
Kurcan831,338/
Korkan831,123/
Curkan83269/
Kurkanova803/
Khurkhane801/
Kirkhan7731/
Korkhan7715/
Kurkond773/
Curkane773/
Korkain772/
Kurkoon771/
Khorkan771/
Courkan770/
Kurkhanova7512/
Khorkhan716/
Kuerkoon713/
Khurkham711/
Keurkoon711/
Kuircand711/
Khurkhanova711/
Kuyrkham710/
Curcan671,286/
Korcan67408/
Corkan67151/
Kurcon6751/
Kurcanova6710/
Kirkon6710/
Curkanová6710/
Kircan6710/
Korkon678/
Curkanova674/
Kurcam673/
Kurqanova671/
Kurkonova671/
Curkán671/

Kurkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurkan in the Marathi language
कुरकानkurakana95.24
फुरकानphurakana4.76
Kurkan in the Hindi language
कुरकानkurakana84.62
कुरकनkurakana7.69
कुर्कनkurkana3.85
कुरबानkurabana3.85
Kurkan in the Russian language
Курканkurkan-

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Footnotes

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