Sorkun Surname

320,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sorkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorkun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1471:67,8486,359
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sorkun Last Name Facts

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

Sorkun is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorkun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 320,056th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,239,337 people. The surname Sorkun occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Sorkun are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 1,147 people, or 1 in 67,848. In Turkey Sorkun is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 24 percent are found, Denizli Province, where 20 percent are found and Kutahya Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Turkey it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorkhun921/
Zorkun83533/
Sarkun83226/
Surkun8346/
Serkun8322/
Sorkon8317/
Corkun832/
Sharkun77108/
Surkund7762/
Sarkune7734/
Chorkun7714/
Szarkun775/
Corkhun773/
Sarkhun771/
Surkunt771/
Sarkoun771/
Sarkund771/
Shurkun771/
Sherkun771/
Sorkhunova7510/
Shorkunova753/
Sharkhun71248/
Sarkhoun714/
Sarkon6785/
Surkon6734/
Jarkun678/
Zarkun674/
Zorkon673/
Sarkunova672/
Surkunova672/
Sorcon672/
Sorcum671/
Giorgkoun671/
Zerkun671/
Cerkun671/
Chorkeung671/

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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 Sorkun
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