Aktemur Surname

175,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Aktemur Surname User-submission:

This is a surname consists of two old Turkic words: ak and temur. In original Turkish ak means 'white' and temur comes from the word 'Demir', which means 'iron' in the modern Turkish language. This surname means 'white iron'.

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Aktemur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,4201:32,1583,469
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Aktemur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a surname consists of two old Turkic words: ak and temur. In original Turkish ak means 'white' and temur comes from the word 'Demir', which means 'iron' in the modern Turkish language. This surname means 'white iron'.

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Aktemur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aktemur is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aktemur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Aktemur is the 175,553rd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,986,699 people. The surname Aktemur is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Aktemur live; 73 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,420 people, or 1 in 32,158. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 54 percent are found, Ardahan Province, where 9 percent are found and Aydin Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaktemur9318/
Aktimur861,010/
Aktemir86240/
Aktümur86137/
Aktamur8615/
Akdemur861/
Ikitemur8049/
Goktemur801/
Aktmyr772/
Akdemir7154,958/
Öktemer71195/
Aktümer7191/
Iktimur7190/
Aktamar7159/
Oktemir7120/
Oktemer712/
Akedmir712/
Akdemer711/
Akdemyr711/
Akdemír711/
Akdemýr711/
Akdemar711/
Goktimur6777/
Yakdemir6772/
Agatemor6729/
Ikitimur6725/
Akademir675/
Akhtamar673/
Akdemiijr671/
Iakdemir671/

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