Parkan Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Parkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1301:81,79613,702
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Turkey931:836,78940,393
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Parkán (28) are calculated separately.

Parkan (364) may also be a first name.

Parkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parkan (Oriya: ପାକର୍ାନ, Russian: Паркан) is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Parkán. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 653,013th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. The last name Parkan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Parkan live; 34 percent live in Eastern Europe and 31 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Parkan is also the 456,229th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 364 people.

The last name Parkan is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 81,796. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Vysočina Region, where 49 percent reside, Prague, where 22 percent reside and South Bohemian Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Czechia it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Turkey, where 20 percent reside.

Parkan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parkan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Parkan last name increased 723 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Parkan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Parkan last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Parkan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,693 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parkán9428/
Parkhan92104/
Parkane924/
Pharkan923/
Parkamn921/
Parkain920/
Parkatin862/
Pharkand861/
Parkaine861/
Pasrkhan861/
Parcan831,750/
Porkan8325/
Perkan8323/
Parkon8312/
Parkanová80157/
Parkanova8077/
Parkhatin808/
Pourkan77490/
Porkhan7746/
Perkhan7740/
Parkhon776/
Perkaan776/
Perkcan776/
Parcane775/
Perkain771/
Porkkan771/
Pasrkon771/
Parqand771/
Parcand770/
Parkhanova7598/
Pourkhan71337/
Peerkhan71142/
Parkkoin716/
Poorkand714/
Patrkone711/
Parkassingh711/
Pearcean711/
Payrecan711/
Parkosin711/
Parcon6715,517/
Percan67411/
Perkon67156/
Parcam6745/
Parkánová6725/
Porkon6724/
Porcan6713/
Parkhotyn672/
Parqam672/
Parcanova672/
Porkanova671/
Porkheant670/

Parkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parkan in the Oriya language
ପାକର୍ାନpakarana-
Parkan in the Russian language
Парканparkan-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parkan
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