Alkuş Surname

276,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Alkuş Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Elkish, the Yiddish for Olkusz, a town in Poland.

Alkuş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,4031:55,4685,417
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Alkus (43) are calculated separately.

Alkuş Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Elkish, the Yiddish for Olkusz, a town in Poland.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Alkuş Last Name Facts

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

The surname Alkuş is found most in Turkey. It can appear as a variant: Alkus. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkuş? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 276,219th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,190,560 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Alkuş live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,403 people, or 1 in 55,468. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live, Diyarbakir Province, where 12 percent live and Samsun Province, where 8 percent live. Not including Turkey this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Alkuş Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alkuş has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alkuş last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkus9343/
Alku89559/
Alkou80585/
Halku80579/
Elkuş80104/
Alkku8036/
Galku8033/
Alkau8019/
Alkud8015/
Alkuh803/
Alkhu803/
Alkui801/
Alkuu801/
Atlku801/
Aulku801/
Alkous73539/
Alkouz73395/
Galkus73132/
Aileku73114/
Alkout7392/
Alkouh7342/
Alkusz7321/
Halkou7316/
Halkus739/
Alkhou739/
Halkuu738/
Alhkou737/
Alkurz736/
Aulkuh735/
Alkeus734/
Alkuss732/
Galkou732/
Alkkou731/
Alkuse731/
Alkutt731/
Alkush731/
Alcu671,049/
Ailekhu6747/
Halkouj679/
Alkoush675/
Halkous673/
Alkhous672/
Halkuss672/
Aselkou671/
Alkouse671/
Alkoudh671/
Acelkou671/
Olku671/
Allkoud671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alkuş
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