Aktürk Surname

15,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Aktürk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aktürk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey35,0801:2,218322
Germany2961:271,97828,798
Austria251:340,61736,996
Norway131:395,56035,657
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Akturk (665) & Äktürk (1) are calculated separately.

Aktürk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Aktürk occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Akturk or Äktürk. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aktürk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aktürk is the 15,719th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 205,607 people. The surname Aktürk is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Aktürk are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 35,080 people, or 1 in 2,218. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Turkey it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Aktürk Last Name Statistics demography

Aktürk earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 34.95% less than the national average, earning 225,140 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akturk94665/
Äktürk941/
Akıtürk92162/
Haktürk9220/
Oktürk8375/
Ektürk832/
Aktuerk771/
Ochktürk711/
Agturk674/
Öctürk672/
Aktirg671/
Aqturq502/
Octurk501/

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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
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  • 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 Aktürk
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