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Family name Alkan (Alkan
, الكان
, Алкан
) , throughout the world, is a widespread last name. The cognomen Alkan is characteristic of Turkey, where it is a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Austria. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Turkey, Germany, and Egypt. Very seldom, Alkan is the forename as well as the last name.