Korkmaz Surname

2,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Korkmaz Surname User-submission:

This surnamea means 'fearless' or 'the one who does not fear'.

Korkmaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey228,1391:34123
Germany2,1001:38,3365,074
France1,0791:61,5608,367
Netherlands3681:45,8897,807
Northern Cyprus3291:97068
Sweden3091:31,8672,602
Denmark2861:19,7371,965
Austria2781:30,6314,932
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
England1861:299,55922,824
Bulgaria1701:41,0523,004
Switzerland1611:51,0126,727
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Belgium1381:83,30913,076
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Russia971:1,485,805102,006
Turkmenistan831:66,1341,261
Australia791:341,71828,950
Canada671:549,93446,038
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
Luxembourg411:14,1603,053
Finland381:144,65013,416
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Azerbaijan221:438,5968,841
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway81:642,78647,258
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Wales41:773,63329,106
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Korkmaz (2,492) may also be a first name.

Korkmaz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surnamea means 'fearless' or 'the one who does not fear'.

- krkmz

Korkmaz Last Name Facts

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

Korkmaz (Arabic: قرقماز, Russian: Коркмаз) is found most in Turkey. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Korkmaz? popularity and diffusion

Korkmaz is the 2,335th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,027 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Korkmaz live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Korkmaz is also the 147,895th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,492 people.

Korkmaz is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 228,139 people, or 1 in 341. In Turkey Korkmaz is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 5 percent are found and Gaziantep Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Korkmaz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Korkmaz surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Korkmaz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $43,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $55,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kourkmaz932/
Korkmasz932/
Korkmatz931/
Kerkmaz861,632/
Kurkmaz86785/
Korkmas86145/
Karkmaz8610/
Korkmac868/
Qorkmaz861/
Corkmaz861/
Korqmaz861/
Korkmax861/
Korkmoz861/
Korkmazova82419/
Korkmazová821/
Kourkmas807/
Korkhmazova781/
Korkmasova7131/
Kurkmazova7112/
Karkmas717/
Qorqmaz713/
Karkmazova713/
Korkmozova712/
Korcmac711/
Karkmasova591/

Korkmaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Korkmaz in the Russian language
Коркмазkorkmaz-
Korkmaz in the Arabic language
قرقمازqrqmaz-

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