Salkan Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Salkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1151:676,70835,042
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Salkan (588) may also be a first name.

Salkan Last Name Facts

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

Salkan (Hindi: सलकन, Marathi: सलकान, Russian: Салькан) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salkan? popularity and diffusion

Salkan is the 1,321,499th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Salkan reside; 68 percent reside in West Asia and 52 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Salkan is also the 345,036th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 588 people.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 676,708. In Turkey Salkan is primarily concentrated in: Batman Province, where 27 percent live, Bursa Province, where 27 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 23 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 15 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salkan in the Marathi language
सलकानsalakana-
Salkan in the Hindi language
सलकनsalakana66.67
सालकनsalakana16.67
सल्कनsalkana16.67
Salkan in the Russian language
Сальканsalkan-

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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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  • 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 Salkan
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