Terkan Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Terkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3771:206,42315,035
Northern Cyprus1041:3,067460
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Terkan (107) may also be a first name.

Terkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terkan is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Terkan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 624,505th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The last name Terkan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Terkan are found; 65 percent are found in West Asia and 65 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 910,230th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 107 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 377 people, or 1 in 206,423. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Ankara Province, where 23 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside and Amasya Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Turkey Terkan occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terkane926/
Terkhan923/
Terkaan921/
Terzkhan861/
Tercan838,186/
Torkan833,219/
Tarkan832,728/
Tyrkan832/
Tirkan831/
Trekan831/
Terkon831/
Terkanova801/
Tarkhan774,225/
Torkhan772,882/
Thirkan77126/
Torkaan7798/
Tharkan7710/
Tercane773/
Tjrkhan771/
Terkoon771/
Tirkang771/
Terquan771/
Terkhanova7534/
Tahrkhan7160/
Treckann7115/
Tercatin7111/
Tarqkhan713/
Terkoong712/
Thirkhan711/
Tarcan673,828/
Tercon67166/
Torcan67160/
Trecan67116/
Tarkon6768/
Torkon6728/
Tircan6710/
Trekon672/
Terkom672/
Tirkanova672/
Torkán671/
Tyrcan671/
Tarqan671/
Thirkaten671/
Tercón671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Terkan
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