Başkurt Surname

50,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Başkurt Surname User-submission:

The Başkurt surname means 'leader wolf'.

Başkurt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey10,1301:7,6821,049
Northern Cyprus311:10,2912,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Baskurt (113) are calculated separately.

Başkurt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Başkurt surname means 'leader wolf'.

- canerskudas

Başkurt Last Name Facts

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

Başkurt occurs most in Turkey. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Baskurt. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Başkurt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,466th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 716,925 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Başkurt live; 89 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Başkurt is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 10,130 people, or 1 in 7,682. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 11 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 7 percent reside and Balikesir Province, where 7 percent reside. Other than Turkey this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baskurt95113/
Bazkurt864/
Bashkurt8012/
Bazkourt801/
Bozkurt71194,735/
Boskurt7187/
Bascurt7121/
Bascourt67130/
Bashkort6726/
Boskurte6710/
Bashkurtova671/
Bouzkurt671/
Bozkourt671/
Bouzkourt631/
Baisecourt591/
Bozkurd5787/
Bozkort5716/
Bouchkourte561/
Bashkord5328/
Bozcourt531/
Boscourt531/
Bouzqourt508/
Bashkhord501/
Bouscourt501/

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Footnotes

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