Yalkun Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Yalkun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yalkun Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Yalkun (822) may also be a first name.

Yalkun Last Name Facts

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

Yalkun (Russian: Ялкун) is most common in Turkey. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yalkun.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalkun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Yalkun is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Yalkun are found; 47 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. Yalkun is also the 285,014th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 822 people.

The surname Yalkun is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 8,646,825. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Turkey it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 37 percent are found and China, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalkon834/
Jalkun831/
Yalcun831/
Yalcuin771/
Yolcun6718/
Yolkum678/
Jalkum673/
Yolkhum621/
Jalkhum621/
Yotelkeum531/
Jalcon5013/
Jolkum501/
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Yalkun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yalkun in the Russian language
Ялкунalkun-

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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 Yalkun
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