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Re: wondering about surname Toukan
Toukan is a variation of Tawkan / Tawqan. It is a Cirassian name (N. Caucasus). I don't know what language it is. Kurdish 'tawqan' means: highest point, climax, summit, zenith, apogee.
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Probably it was a mistake when the response was typed. The language is Circassian, and the country Circassia.
However I wonder whether two other american surnames like Toucan and Tukan could be Circassian.

Regards
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where is circassia located? (sorry)
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It encompassed the area between the Black Sea, the Kuban River, and the Caucasus, now largely the Krasnodar Territory of south-east European Russia.
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thanks very much!
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