Kurkun Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Kurkun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 61 | 1:1,275,761 | 53,024 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Kürkün (13) are calculated separately.
Kurkun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurkun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kurkun (Russian: Куркун) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kürkün. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurkun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Kurkun reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Kurkun is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 1,275,761. In Turkey Kurkun is most prevalent in: Adana Province, where 85 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 5 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Kurkun occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurkunc | 92 | 103 | / |
| Kurkaun | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kurkung | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kuerkun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kurkund | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khurkun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kürkün | 89 | 13 | / |
| Korkun | 83 | 299 | / |
| Kirkun | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kurcun | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kurkunova | 80 | 8 | / |
| Khorkun | 77 | 14 | / |
| Korkhun | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kierkun | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kirkhun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Korkoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kurkoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khurkunova | 75 | 52 | / |
| Khorkhun | 71 | 8 | / |
| Keurkoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khurkhunova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Curcun | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kurcon | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kircun | 67 | 27 | / |
| Korkon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Korcun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Corkun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Corkhun | 62 | 3 | / |
| Kierkuń | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kurcoń | 50 | 205 | / |
| Curcon | 50 | 1 | / |
| Corkon | 50 | 0 | / |
Kurkun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurkun in the Russian language | ||
| Куркун | kurkun | - |
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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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- 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 Kurkun
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