Olkan Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Olkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2031:383,35723,582
Northern Cyprus151:21,2675,310
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Olkan (614) may also be a first name.

Olkan Last Name Facts

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

Olkan is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olkan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,070,546th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Olkan occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Olkan reside; 72 percent reside in West Asia and 72 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Olkan is also the 337,097th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 614 people.

The surname Olkan is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 383,357. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 60 percent live, Bolu Province, where 14 percent live and Kastamonu Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holkan9190/
Golkan9177/
Olkhan9112/
Olkane9112/
Olkand911/
Golkhan83119/
Holkane8318/
Goulkan8317/
Oilkang831/
Oylekan831/
Houlkan830/
Holkhan830/
Alkan80100,321/
Olcan801,384/
Elkan801,244/
Ulkan8034/
Olkon8021/
Oulkhang775/
Alkhan732,477/
Alkain73183/
Galkan73128/
Elkaan7371/
Elkhan7347/
Holcan7346/
Halkan7344/
Holkon7337/
Alkant7323/
Aulkan7315/
Gulkan7315/
Olkein7312/
Alkane7311/
Olcean7311/
Elkann7311/
Helkan739/
Elkain738/
Alkaan738/
Ulkhan737/
Ulkann737/
Olkhon735/
Uulkan735/
Olkone732/
Oilkam732/
Hulkan732/
Șolcan732/
Alkaun731/
Allkan731/
Ulkanc731/
Alkand731/
Aalkan731/
Alıkan731/
Golcan731/
Alkanh731/
Olkhanova715/
Gulkhan67200/
Galkhan67160/
Holkham67153/
Allıkan6761/
Hulkane6744/
Halkain6727/
Golkoun6717/
Ullkhan6716/
Halkane677/
Halkhan676/
Elkhain674/
Ulkhaan674/
Oilkham674/
Elkahan673/
Alkaine673/
Gollkon673/
Allkhan672/
Holckon671/
Alkhaan671/
Golhkon671/
Halkean671/
Hulkand671/
Açilkan671/
Alkhane671/
Aslkhan671/
Haulkan670/

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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 Olkan
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