Nurkan Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Nurkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nurkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4041:192,62714,307
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Kyrgyzstan471:127,07814,356
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nurkan (3,711) may also be a first name.

Nurkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nurkan (Russian: Нуркан) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nurkan? popularity and diffusion

Nurkan is the 552,857th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The last name Nurkan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Nurkan live; 35 percent live in West Asia and 35 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 115,682nd most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 3,711 people.

Nurkan is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 192,627. In Turkey Nurkan is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 56 percent reside, Denizli Province, where 10 percent reside and Yozgat Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Turkey it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nurkhan92498/
Nourkhan866/
Nurkkhan861/
Nurcan83738/
Nirkan8321/
Norkan835/
Nurkanova80449/
Nourkhane801/
Nourkhang801/
Nurkassyn801/
Norkhan77393/
Nurcain775/
Noorkan772/
Nurkhanova751,144/
Nurkainova751/
Noorkhan71271/
Noerkhan7156/
Nurkhaim713/
Nourkham711/
Norkkhan711/
Naurkhanova711/
Norkon6725/
Nurqon6712/
Nircan6711/
Nurkhonova6326/
Norquan623/
Nurcaim621/
Nurkhoim5711/
Nurcasim577/
Noorkhoon5310/
Norcon505/
Nircon500/

Nurkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nurkan in the Russian language
Нурканnurkan-

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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 Nurkan
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