Vuruşkan Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Vuruşkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vuruşkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5381:144,64911,545
Northern Cyprus351:9,1152,267

The alternate forms: Vuruskan (2) are calculated separately.

Vuruşkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vuruşkan is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Vuruskan. For other potential spellings of Vuruşkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuruşkan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 555,669th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Vuruşkan reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

Vuruşkan is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 538 people, or 1 in 144,649. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Ankara Province, where 15 percent reside, Adiyaman Province, where 13 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuruskan962/
Vuruşgan8823/
Vurucan8015/
Vorukan801/
Vuruzgan759/
Buyrukcan7171/
Furuskhan711/
Burukon671/
Vorskan671/
Furus Khan671/
Furozkhan591/
Wouroukoune531/

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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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  • 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 Vuruşkan
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