Pirkan Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Pirkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pirkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pirkan (72) may also be a first name.

Pirkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pirkan (Hindi: पिरकन, Marathi: िपरकान) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pirkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pirkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pirkan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 72 people.

This last name is most common in Iran, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 4,041,185. In Iran it is primarily found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 47 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 32 percent are found and Fars Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pirkhan92378/
Pirkane925/
Pierkhan86103/
Pirkhaan861/
Pircan83113/
Purkan8360/
Perkan8323/
Pirkon838/
Pirkam831/
Perkhan7740/
Phurkan7737/
Purkhan7713/
Purkain777/
Perkcan776/
Perkaan776/
Pyrkhan774/
Perkain771/
Purkaan771/
Pirkhon771/
Prekhan771/
Piercan770/
Pirkhanova758/
Peerkhan71142/
Phurkhan712/
Phurkaan711/
Purkon671,996/
Percan67411/
Perkon67156/
Pircanova6769/
Pircon6728/
Pierquain6713/
Purqan6712/
Pyrkon674/
Precan672/
Phetrkhan671/
Pircam671/
Purcan671/
Pirkoń671/

Pirkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pirkan in the Hindi language
पिरकनpirakana-
Pirkan in the Marathi language
िपरकानiparakana-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pirkan
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