Yorkan Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Yorkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 34 | 1:2,288,865 | 74,619 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yorkan (15) may also be a first name.
Yorkan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yorkan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yorkan is most common in Turkey. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yorkan.
How Common Is The Last Name Yorkan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Yorkan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Yorkan reside; 74 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,288,865. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 79 percent live, Ardahan Province, where 12 percent live and Kutahya Province, where 3 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkhan | 92 | 17 | / |
| Yorkand | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yarkan | 83 | 172 | / |
| Jorkan | 83 | 72 | / |
| Iorkan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yrkhan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yorkon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayırkan | 77 | 849 | / |
| Yarkhan | 77 | 680 | / |
| Iorkaan | 77 | 198 | / |
| Yarıkan | 77 | 174 | / |
| Yarkand | 77 | 23 | / |
| Jorkhan | 77 | 11 | / |
| Eyorkon | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ayrkhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iorkaun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jorkand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yorkone | 77 | 0 | / |
| Yorkham | 77 | 0 | / |
| Erkan | 73 | 48,347 | / |
| Irkan | 73 | 143 | / |
| Ayyarkan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Yarıkcan | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jorkhang | 71 | 10 | / |
| Yaarkhan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yarekhan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gojrkhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jorkhand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hyarkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erkhan | 67 | 490 | / |
| Yarcan | 67 | 451 | / |
| Yarkon | 67 | 101 | / |
| Herkan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Erkaan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Erkane | 67 | 34 | / |
| Erkcan | 67 | 22 | / |
| Irkkan | 67 | 20 | / |
| Irkhan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gerkan | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yharkhang | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jarkan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Erkkan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jorkon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hirkan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ierkan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Irkaan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yorkcoinc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yarqan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaarkhaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorcon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jorcan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iarkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girkan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yorkan
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