Turkan Surname
Approximately 1,596 people bear this surname
Turkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 555 | 1:63,102 | 2,282 |
| Iran | 475 | 1:161,647 | 13,909 |
| France | 128 | 1:518,928 | 71,816 |
| Ukraine | 70 | 1:650,324 | 69,671 |
| Moldova | 57 | 1:62,480 | 8,624 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Serbia | 37 | 1:193,107 | 11,972 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Azerbaijan | 15 | 1:643,275 | 11,348 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Türkan (16,856) & Turkán (2) are calculated separately.
Turkan (2,872) may also be a first name.
Turkan Demographics
Turkan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Turkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Turkan (Arabic: توركان, Georgian: ტურკან, Hindi: तुरकान, Russian: Туркан) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Türkan or Turkán. For other potential spellings of Turkan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Turkan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 248,859th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,566,132 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Turkan reside; 36 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Levant. Turkan is also the 135,712th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 2,872 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 63,102. Apart from Iraq this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 30 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.
Turkan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Turkan surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Turkan are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.
Turkan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning $37,239 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Türkan | 94 | 16,856 | / |
| Turkán | 94 | 2 | / |
| Turkane | 92 | 403 | / |
| Turkhan | 92 | 217 | / |
| Turkkan | 92 | 116 | / |
| Turkcan | 92 | 53 | / |
| Tuerkan | 92 | 6 | / |
| Tourkan | 92 | 2 | / |
| Turkang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Turkean | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tourkhan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Thurkhan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Turkamne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Turkhane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Turkkhan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tuerkkan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tourkane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Turcan | 83 | 15,768 | / |
| Torkan | 83 | 3,219 | / |
| Turkon | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tirkan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Turkanova | 80 | 90 | / |
| Turkeatin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Türkkan | 77 | 7,324 | / |
| Türkcan | 77 | 4,550 | / |
| Torkhan | 77 | 2,882 | / |
| Türkhan | 77 | 946 | / |
| Thirkan | 77 | 126 | / |
| Torkaan | 77 | 98 | / |
| Turcean | 77 | 43 | / |
| Turkone | 77 | 30 | / |
| Turquan | 77 | 26 | / |
| Turcant | 77 | 24 | / |
| Türkant | 77 | 15 | / |
| Turkeun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turkkam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turcaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Turkhanova | 75 | 122 | / |
| Turquand | 71 | 242 | / |
| Türkkaan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Taurkhanova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tourkhanova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turkoone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thirkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Torzkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Torcan | 67 | 160 | / |
| Türcan | 67 | 55 | / |
| Turcanova | 67 | 44 | / |
| Turcon | 67 | 30 | / |
| Türkon | 67 | 29 | / |
| Torkon | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tircan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Turcanová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Torkán | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tűrkon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Türkanova | 67 | 1 | / |
Turkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turkan in the Georgian language | ||
| ტურკან | turkan | 94.78 |
| თურკან | turkan | 5.22 |
| Turkan in the Hindi language | ||
| तुरकान | turakana | 50 |
| तुरकन | turakana | 50 |
| Turkan in the Russian language | ||
| Туркан | turkan | - |
| Turkan in the Arabic language | ||
| توركان | twrkan | - |
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Turkan Reference & Research
Turk FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Turk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Turkan
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