Yilkan Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Cyprus
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Yilkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yilkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Cyprus271:11,8153,048
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Yilkan (11) may also be a first name.

Yilkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yilkan is held by more people in Northern Cyprus than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yilkan? popularity and diffusion

Yilkan is the 2,843,861st most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Yilkan reside; 57 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 11 people.

The surname Yilkan is most frequently used in Northern Cyprus, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 11,815. In Northern Cyprus it is primarily found in: Gazimağusa District, where 100 percent live. Excluding Northern Cyprus this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilkan911,133/
Yilekaan861/
Ilkhan831,554/
Yılkan83254/
Ilkkan83102/
Ilkcan838/
Yolkan832/
Yilkon831/
Yilcan831/
Ilkane831/
Ylkhan831/
Hilkan831/
Gilkain7711/
Yılıkan775/
Oylekan771/
Hilkkan771/
Ilıkkan771/
Ilkhane771/
Jilkhan771/
Oilkang771/
Elkan731,244/
Ilcan73670/
Issilkan716/
Ilkanova712/
Ichilkan711/
Yllkahan711/
Heilkann710/
Hilcan6785/
Elkaan6771/
Elkhan6747/
Elkane6726/
Gilcan6721/
Jlekan6719/
Elkann6711/
Helkan679/
Yolcan678/
Elkain678/
Ilkhanova677/
Jilcan673/
Ylkhanova673/
Islkam673/
Issilkane672/
Oilkam672/
Uilcan671/
Jlkhan671/
Yilkom671/
Elkand671/
Gelkan671/
Elkang671/
Elkank671/

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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 Yilkan
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