Orkun Surname
Approximately 928 people bear this surname
Orkun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 886 | 1:87,835 | 7,886 |
| Northern Cyprus | 23 | 1:13,870 | 3,613 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Örkün (1) are calculated separately.
Orkun (6,539) may also be a first name.
Orkun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Orkun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Orkun (Russian: Оркун) is most common in Turkey. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Örkün. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Orkun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 383,389th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,852,959 people. The last name Orkun occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Orkun reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 81,099th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 6,539 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 886 people, or 1 in 87,835. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live, Ankara Province, where 11 percent live and Adana Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Turkey Orkun exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorkun | 91 | 12,351 | / |
| Horkun | 91 | 1,220 | / |
| Örkün | 87 | 1 | / |
| Gorkhun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Horkhun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arkun | 80 | 1,353 | / |
| Erkun | 80 | 1,015 | / |
| Orcun | 80 | 62 | / |
| Urkun | 80 | 13 | / |
| Orkon | 80 | 7 | / |
| Orkhon | 73 | 535 | / |
| Garkun | 73 | 449 | / |
| Harkun | 73 | 437 | / |
| Arkoun | 73 | 117 | / |
| Hurkun | 73 | 55 | / |
| Gurkun | 73 | 26 | / |
| Horkum | 73 | 8 | / |
| Herkun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gorcun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arkhun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arkuin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Orcune | 73 | 1 | / |
| Erkhun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horkon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Horkunova | 71 | 108 | / |
| Horkushyn | 71 | 5 | / |
| Arkoune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Horkoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horkhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harkhun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arkucin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horkhausen | 67 | 0 | / |
Orkun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Orkun in the Russian language | ||
| Оркун | orkun | - |
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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 Orkun
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