Urkan Surname
Approximately 1,391 people bear this surname
Urkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,375 | 1:56,597 | 5,501 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
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
The last name Urkan (Hindi: उरकान) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Urkan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 278,216th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,239,070 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Urkan are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Urkan is also the 1,448,253rd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 48 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,375 people, or 1 in 56,597. In Turkey Urkan is most prevalent in: Denizli Province, where 34 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Turkey this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurkan | 91 | 352 | / |
| Đurkan | 91 | 330 | / |
| Hurkan | 91 | 10 | / |
| Urkhan | 91 | 8 | / |
| Ourkan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gurkhan | 83 | 6 | / |
| Gourkan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ourkhan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hurkhan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Urzkhan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Urcan | 80 | 2,418 | / |
| Orkan | 80 | 584 | / |
| Urkon | 80 | 204 | / |
| Irkan | 80 | 143 | / |
| Urkam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Urkanova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ourkhane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Horkan | 73 | 986 | / |
| Orkhan | 73 | 507 | / |
| Gurcan | 73 | 206 | / |
| Hürkan | 73 | 87 | / |
| Țurcan | 73 | 62 | / |
| Orkaan | 73 | 54 | / |
| Uircan | 73 | 35 | / |
| Irkkan | 73 | 20 | / |
| Irkhan | 73 | 15 | / |
| Hurcan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hirkan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ierkan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Irkaan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Urkham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Urqang | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ourcan | 73 | 0 | / |
| Urcann | 73 | 0 | / |
| Urkhanova | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ujrekhann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huircan | 67 | 1,272 | / |
| Hourcan | 67 | 90 | / |
| Uircain | 67 | 33 | / |
| Urquain | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hirkhan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orkahan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Horkhan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aurkhanova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Urquant | 67 | 0 | / |
Urkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Urkan in the Hindi language | ||
| उरकान | urakana | - |
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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 Urkan
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