Urkan Surname

278,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Urkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,3751:56,5975,501
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Urkan (48) may also be a first name.

Urkan Last Name Facts

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

Urkan (Hindi: उरकान) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Urkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urkan is the 278,216th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,239,070 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Urkan reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Urkan is also the 1,448,253rd most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname Urkan is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 1,375 people, or 1 in 56,597. In Turkey Urkan is most numerous in: Denizli Province, where 34 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Turkey Urkan occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurkan91352/
Đurkan91330/
Hurkan9110/
Urkhan918/
Ourkan911/
Gurkhan836/
Gourkan835/
Ourkhan834/
Hurkhan832/
Urzkhan831/
Urcan802,418/
Orkan80584/
Urkon80204/
Irkan80143/
Urkam803/
Urkanova773/
Ourkhane771/
Horkan73986/
Orkhan73507/
Gurcan73206/
Hürkan7387/
Țurcan7362/
Orkaan7354/
Uircan7335/
Irkkan7320/
Irkhan7315/
Hurcan738/
Hirkan736/
Ierkan734/
Irkaan733/
Urkham731/
Urqang731/
Ourcan730/
Urcann730/
Urkhanova7116/
Ujrekhann711/
Huircan671,272/
Hourcan6790/
Uircain6733/
Urquain679/
Hirkhan675/
Orkahan674/
Horkhan672/
Aurkhanova672/
Urquant670/

Urkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urkan in the Hindi language
उरकानurakana-

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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 Urkan
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