Dönmez Surname

5,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Dönmez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dönmez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey100,1941:77797
Germany7331:109,83013,544
Northern Cyprus1021:3,128474
Austria1011:84,31112,580
Belgium781:147,39320,769
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
England31:18,572,686338,250
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
France21:33,211,361423,184
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Dönmez (102) may also be a first name.

Dönmez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dönmez is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dönmez? popularity and diffusion

Dönmez is the 5,579th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 71,922 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Dönmez live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Dönmez is also the 935,178th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 102 people.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 100,194 people, or 1 in 777. In Turkey Dönmez is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dönmetz923/
Dinmez83542/
Dünmez83372/
Dønmez8310/
Denmez837/
Dynmez831/
Dönmec831/
Dyonmez77149/
Doenmez7724/
Denmes671/
Dinmes671/
Denmeesh571/
Denmis504/
Demmes501/
Dimmes500/

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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 Dönmez
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