Tarkan Surname

159,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Belarus

Tarkan Surname User-submission:

The Tarkan surname derives from an ancient Central Asian title used by various Turkic, Hungarian, Mongolic, and Iranian peoples

It means 'blacksmith', 'iron master' or a 'state official', 'warrior', 'soldier'.

Tarkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,7681:44,0174,466
Belarus5091:18,6663,120
Russia1721:837,92567,918
Ukraine651:700,34973,397
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Israel501:171,15317,369
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
England61:9,286,343223,652
India51:153,413,076951,030
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Tarkan (8,886) may also be a first name.

Tarkan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tarkan surname derives from an ancient Central Asian title used by various Turkic, Hungarian, Mongolic, and Iranian peoples

It means 'blacksmith', 'iron master' or a 'state official', 'warrior', 'soldier'.

- yalcin.tarkan

This surname means 'non-taxpayer'.

- seantharx

Tarkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarkan (Arabic: تركان, Hindi: तरकन, Marathi: तारकन, Oriya: ତାରକାନ, Russian: Таркан) is most common in Turkey. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 159,909th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,671,388 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Tarkan are found; 55 percent are found in West Asia and 53 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Tarkan is also the 66,289th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 8,886 people.

It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 1,768 people, or 1 in 44,017. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Samsun Province, where 7 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Turkey it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 19 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Tarkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tarkan surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States Tarkan are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

Tarkan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.25% more than the national average, earning $67,851 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarkhan924,225/
Tarkane92253/
Tharkan9210/
Tarkand921/
Tahrkhan8660/
Tasrkhan8610/
Tarkhand869/
Tarkayne864/
Tarqkhan863/
Tarıkhan863/
Tarkhane861/
Tarcan833,828/
Torkan833,219/
Terkan83491/
Tarkon8368/
Tarqan831/
Tarkanova8080/
Torkhan772,882/
Torkaan7798/
Tarıcan7738/
Tarkoon7719/
Torkane774/
Terkhan773/
Tourkan772/
Torkand771/
Tharkam771/
Tarkcon771/
Tarcann771/
Terkaan771/
Tharkon770/
Tarkhanova752,875/
Tarkocin7196/
Torkhand7126/
Tourkhan716/
Tarkhoun715/
Tharkham714/
Tairkhanova712/
Taurkhanova712/
Tarkoçin712/
Tarquane711/
Tayrkhanova711/
Tourkane711/
Torzkhan711/
Tercan678,186/
Torcan67160/
Tarcon6748/
Torkon6728/
Torkán671/
Terkon671/

Tarkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarkan in the Marathi language
तारकनtarakana80
टकर्नtakarna20
Tarkan in the Hindi language
तरकनtarakana75
टरकनtarakana25
Tarkan in the Oriya language
ତାରକାନtarakana50
ତାଡକାନtadakana25
ତକର୍ନtakarna25
Tarkan in the Russian language
Тарканtarkan-
Tarkan in the Arabic language
تركانtrkan-

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