Where Does The Last Name Orkan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Orkan (Russian: Оркан) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Orkan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Orkan is the 547,713^th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Orkan are found; 69 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 324,189^th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 656 people.

Orkan is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 160,126. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 29 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Kocaeli Province, where 8 percent reside. Other than Turkey this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 3 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Orkan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Orkan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Orkan surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.