Workan Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Workan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Workan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Workan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Workan is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Workan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Workan are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. In Iran Workan is primarily found in: Qazvin Province, where 78 percent reside, Alborz Province, where 19 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 3 percent reside. Barring Iran Workan is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Workamn925/
Workand922/
Workhan921/
Worckan921/
Warkan8316/
Vorkan832/
Warkhan771,120/
Borckan7717/
Buorkan775/
Borkaan771/
Workone771/
Workham770/
Wasrkhan7111/
Weerkhan714/
Warzkhan712/
Wahrkhan711/
Warkhane711/
Voorkhan711/
Borcan672,489/
Varkan67567/
Vurkan67176/
Warkon6774/
Verkan6746/
Wurkam6712/
Vorcan675/
Borqan674/
Warcan673/
Wurkon671/

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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 Workan
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