Serkan Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Serkan Surname User-submission:

Serkan is a Turkish name, which means 'chief' or 'commander' in Persian.

Serkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2071:375,94923,256
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
England71:7,959,723202,100
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Serkan (197,759) may also be a first name.

Serkan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Serkan is a Turkish name, which means 'chief' or 'commander' in Persian.

- kaany

Serkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serkan (Arabic: سركان, Marathi: शेरखान, Russian: Серкан) is found most in Turkey. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Serkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Serkan is the 874,560th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Serkan live; 62 percent live in West Asia and 59 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 5,286th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 197,759 people.

Serkan is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 375,949. In Turkey Serkan is most frequent in: Izmir Province, where 14 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live and Bursa Province, where 11 percent live. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent live.

Serkan Last Name Statistics demography

Serkan earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.18% less than the national average, earning $18,047 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serkhan9225/
Searkan9219/
Sherkan925/
Serkane922/
Sherkhan862,138/
Serkhane86549/
Sherkane8632/
Searkhan862/
Seerkhan862/
Serkağan861/
Saerkhan861/
Sercan832,345/
Sarkan83472/
Jerkan83274/
Sorkan8375/
Cerkan8369/
Sirkan8353/
Srekan8314/
Gerkan8312/
Zerkan833/
Serkon832/
Serkam831/
Sherkhane803,258/
Serkanova8026/
Sheerkhan809/
Sherkahne804/
Shaerkaan804/
Serkhaine801/
Sherkhang801/
Zerkane771,449/
Sorkhan77524/
Sarkhan77495/
Sharkan77113/
Serkeyn7768/
Shirkan7743/
Zerkhan7738/
Zerkaan7722/
Sirkhan7714/
Gerkhan779/
Sarkaan776/
Sherkon773/
Sirekan773/
Sercant771/
Serkoin771/
Sherkam771/
Gerkaan771/
Sercand771/
Szarkan771/
Serkham771/
Sercain770/
Sherkanova7511/
Sherkhanne7510/
Serkhanova755/
Sherkahane751/
Sherkhaane751/
Shearkhane751/
Shgeerkhan751/
Sheesrkhan751/
Shirkhan71270/
Cherkane71177/
Sharkhan71126/
Cerkasin7155/
Sherkhanova7138/
Sahrkhan7131/
Scharkan7111/
Sherkond716/
Sherkhon713/
Çerkasin713/
Zeerkhan713/
Shirkand712/
Zerkanne712/
Sirekhan711/
Sirkhaan711/
Shrekhan711/
Shirkaan711/
Sercasin711/
Sairkhan711/
Saarkhan711/
Cherkhan711/
Cherkang711/
Searkong711/
Sajrkhan711/
Zierkann710/
Sarcan672,021/
Jercan671,080/
Gercan67502/
Zarkan67427/
Şarkan67208/
Sarkon6785/
Cherkasin6761/
Cirkan6754/
Saharkhan6745/
Çarkan6737/
Sorcan6732/
Zorkan6726/
Sercon6722/
Zercan6721/
Cercan6718/
Cherkasyn6718/
Sorkon6717/
Syrkanova6716/
Sircan6713/
Zheerkhan6711/
Zerkon677/
Syrkon675/
Gerkon674/
Shirkhane674/
Serkom674/
Jerkon673/
Sercam673/
Shairkhan672/
Sarqan672/
Zerkanova671/
Sirekhane671/
Shirkanne671/
Şercan671/
Sarkaã671/
Sairkhaan671/
Shaarkhan671/
Shahrkhan671/
Sharqkhan671/
Cherkahyn671/
Cherkatyn671/
Girkan670/

Serkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serkan in the Marathi language
शेरखानserakhana-
Serkan in the Russian language
Серканserkan-
Serkan in the Arabic language
سركانsrkan-
سيركانsyrkan-

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