Buyruk Surname
Approximately 4,154 people bear this surname
Buyruk Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from the word buyruk, meaning 'commander' in Old Turkish language.
Buyruk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4,124 | 1:18,870 | 2,278 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Buyruk Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from the word buyruk, meaning 'commander' in Old Turkish language.
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Where Does The Last Name Buyruk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buyruk is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Buyruk.
How Common Is The Last Name Buyruk? popularity and diffusion
Buyruk is the 111,704th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,754,344 people. The surname Buyruk occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Buyruk live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 4,124 people, or 1 in 18,870. In Turkey Buyruk is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Ankara Province, where 14 percent live and Diyarbakir Province, where 8 percent live. Not including Turkey it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
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