Surkhan Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Surkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Surkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan301:1,071,7739,936
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Surkhan (60) may also be a first name.

Surkhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Surkhan (Georgian: სურხან, Hindi: सुरखन, Marathi: सूरखान, Russian: Сурхан) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Surkhan? popularity and diffusion

Surkhan is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Surkhan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 60 people.

It is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,071,773. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Badakhshan, where 30 percent live, Nangarhar, where 23 percent live and Paktia, where 13 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shurkhan9340/
Surkhang939/
Sourkhan934/
Surhan92266/
Surkan92256/
Shourkhan8816/
Sourkhane881/
Sorkhan86524/
Shurhan8620/
Surchan8619/
Suerkan8614/
Shurkan864/
Zsurkan863/
Szurhan861/
Zurkhan861/
Surhanh861/
Sourhan861/
Surkhanova8213/
Surchand80561/
Shirkhan80270/
Sourhane8011/
Zurkhang805/
Schurkan803/
Surrhamn801/
Shurkhanova7818/
Surjan771,363/
Curkan77269/
Zurkan77220/
Sorkan7775/
Surcan7757/
Jurkan7737/
Surkon7734/
Surham7726/
Zurhan7710/
Surqan771/
Shurchand7574/
Surkanova7511/
Churkhaan759/
Shchurkan751/
Sourhanne751/
Shoorkhan751/
Surkont71364/
Jurkane71131/
Scurcan71117/
Zorkhan71112/
Zsurkán7145/
Shirkan7143/
Surkein7123/
Surkeyn7122/
Shurkanova7121/
Zhurkan717/
Shurjan714/
Zourkan714/
Sorchan714/
Churhan712/
Tcurkan711/
Jhurkan711/
Zurhkan711/
Zurkhon711/
Surchanova711/
Surjain711/
Sourjan711/
Giurkan711/
Courkan710/
Zourkane67488/
Zoorkhan67119/
Sourjohn6783/
Surquain6736/
Shurchanova6713/
Zhurkhanova676/
Churchan674/
Surcaint671/
Shirkhon671/
Shirkaan671/
Hzorkhan671/
Zuhrkain671/
Chaurhan671/
Sourhamg670/

Surkhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Surkhan in the Georgian language
სურხანsurkhan-
Surkhan in the Marathi language
सूरखानsurakhana-
Surkhan in the Hindi language
सुरखनsurakhana60
सुरखानsurakhana40
Surkhan in the Russian language
Сурханsurhan-

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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 Surkhan
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