Erkan name meaning
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What does Erkan mean?
Used particulary in Arabic and Turkish unusual, Erkan means "Brave Soul" and is aimed at boys is of Turkish origin.
Variants of Erkan
How popular is the name Erkan?
Erkan is a unique baby name in France, it has been in use since 1974 and was able to reach the top 700 names. In 1976, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 602 on boy names chart when 28 babies were named Erkan.
Over 735 people have been named Erkan in France. Erkan is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it is still in use. Also, it appeared first time in 1995 on baby boy names list of Belgium.
Erkan is a rare baby name in United States and may not be used now. But an extremely popular name in Turkey where every 1 in 600 have the name. As per our evaluation, over 150000 babies have been bestowed Erkan around the globe.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6524 | 5 |
Facts
Erkan in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 394 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
 | 78 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
 | 208 | 15 | 5 | -2 |
 | 54 | 59 | 5 | -2 |
 | 165 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Numerological aspects of Erkan
Letter N as your capstone represents your sixth sense and strong intuition. No matter if there's already a solution to a certain problem, you like to figure it out alone. Although you lack the enthusiasm, you don't lack ideas. You believe traveling helps you grow your spiritual potential. You want to inspire people to do more in life and thrive to accomplish more. It's like you never get angry and anything can piss you off.
You would love these names similar to Erkan
- Ertan - Boy name Ertan means "Early Dawn". It is rooted from Turkish language is particulary used in Turkish
- Yakup - Boy name Yakup is primarily used in Turkish that originated from Hebrew, meaning of Yakup is "Yahweh May Protect or Supplanter"
- Ayaz means Frost, Night Breeze or Respected or Enduring is used in Turkish and Tamil used as a boy name came from Turkish
- Gülayse - Girl name Gülayse is particulary used in Turkish. It is rooted from Turkish, Gülayse means "Rose"
- Emre - Queer boy name Emre means "Emre, Loving Friend Older Brother or Friend" notably used in Finnish and Turkish has origin in Turkish
Famous people named Erkan
- Erkan Geniş, famous Turkish impressionist artist
- Erkan Oğur, Turkish musician
- Erkan Mustafa, British actor and television presenter of Turkish Cypriot descent
- Erkan Mumcu, Turkish politician and the sixth leader of the Motherland Party
- Erkan Zengin, Swedish professional footballer
- Erkan Sulejmani, Albanian international footballer
- Erkan Petekkaya in Dila Hanim as Actor
- Erkan Avci in Zenne Dancer as Actor
- Erkan Kolcak Kostendil in Itirazim Var as Actor
- Erkan Can in Takva as Actor
- Erkan Aktas is the composer of movie Seni kalbime gömdüm
- Erkan Yolaç portrayed key role of N in 1964 romance film Yillarin ardindan.
- Erkan Hossöyler, from 1990 film Kurye, who played the N.
Lists having Erkan
- Boy names beginning with E
- American Boy Names
- Turkish Boy Names
- Arabic Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Brave
- Baby Names that mean Soul
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls