Turkan Surname

248,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Moldova

Turkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Turkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq5551:63,1022,282
Iran4751:161,64713,909
France1281:518,92871,816
Ukraine701:650,32469,671
Moldova571:62,4808,624
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Serbia371:193,10711,972
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
England211:2,653,24194,788
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Türkan (16,856) & Turkán (2) are calculated separately.

Turkan (2,872) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Türkan9416,856/
Turkán942/
Turkane92403/
Turkhan92217/
Turkkan92116/
Turkcan9253/
Tuerkan926/
Tourkan922/
Turkang921/
Turkean921/
Tourkhan866/
Thurkhan861/
Turkamne861/
Turkhane861/
Turkkhan861/
Tuerkkan861/
Tourkane861/
Turcan8315,768/
Torkan833,219/
Turkon839/
Tirkan831/
Turkanova8090/
Turkeatin800/
Türkkan777,324/
Türkcan774,550/
Torkhan772,882/
Türkhan77946/
Thirkan77126/
Torkaan7798/
Turcean7743/
Turkone7730/
Turquan7726/
Turcant7724/
Türkant7715/
Turkeun771/
Turkkam771/
Turcaan771/
Turkhanova75122/
Turquand71242/
Türkkaan7113/
Taurkhanova712/
Tourkhanova711/
Turkoone711/
Thirkhan711/
Torzkhan711/
Torcan67160/
Türcan6755/
Turcanova6744/
Turcon6730/
Türkon6729/
Torkon6728/
Tircan6710/
Turcanová675/
Torkán671/
Tűrkon671/
Türkanova671/

Turkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turkan in the Georgian language
ტურკანturkan94.78
თურკანturkan5.22
Turkan in the Hindi language
तुरकानturakana50
तुरकनturakana50
Turkan in the Russian language
Турканturkan-
Turkan in the Arabic language
توركانtwrkan-

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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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