Olkun Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Olkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1261:69,1136,454
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Olkun (42) may also be a first name.

Olkun Last Name Facts

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

Olkun (Russian: Олкун) is found most in Turkey. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Olkun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 326,350th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,398,197 people. Olkun occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Olkun reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 42 people.

Olkun is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,126 people, or 1 in 69,113. In Turkey Olkun is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 37 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Ordu Province, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Holkun911/
Golkoun8317/
Oglikun834/
Alkun80125/
Elkun8028/
Olkon8021/
Olkum805/
Ulkun802/
Olcun801/
Oulkoune779/
Oylekune773/
Ojlekune772/
Holkum7350/
Halkun7345/
Galkun7344/
Holkon7337/
Gulkun7335/
Elkoun7321/
Ulkunc7310/
Alkuin737/
Ulkgun737/
Olkhon735/
Alkaun731/
Alkhun731/
Hulkund6799/
Alkoune675/
Holcuin673/
Elkhoun673/
Galkoun671/
Holckon671/
Alkutne671/
Halkund671/
Holquon671/

Olkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Olkun in the Russian language
Олкунolkun-

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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 Olkun
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