Korkun Surname
Approximately 299 people bear this surname
Korkun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 289 | 1:269,278 | 18,228 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Körkün (4) are calculated separately.
Korkun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korkun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Korkun (Russian: Коркун) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also be rendered as: Körkün. For other potential spellings of Korkun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Korkun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 895,817th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Korkun reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Korkun is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 269,278. In Turkey Korkun is most frequent in: Adana Province, where 69 percent are found, Mersin Province, where 16 percent are found and Aydin Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korkunc | 92 | 23 | / |
| Khorkun | 92 | 14 | / |
| Korkhun | 92 | 11 | / |
| Korkund | 92 | 1 | / |
| Korkoun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Körkün | 89 | 4 | / |
| Khorkhun | 86 | 8 | / |
| Karkun | 83 | 427 | / |
| Kurkun | 83 | 68 | / |
| Korkon | 83 | 8 | / |
| Korcun | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kerkun | 83 | 6 | / |
| Corkun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Korkum | 83 | 1 | / |
| Korkunova | 80 | 1,156 | / |
| Kurkunc | 77 | 103 | / |
| Kharkun | 77 | 78 | / |
| Kurkaun | 77 | 9 | / |
| Karkune | 77 | 5 | / |
| Korkoon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Corkhun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kurkung | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kurkund | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korkhum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karrkun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khurkun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kherkun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korkhunova | 75 | 46 | / |
| Khorkunova | 75 | 29 | / |
| Kharkhun | 71 | 207 | / |
| Karkheun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karkunova | 67 | 626 | / |
| Korcum | 67 | 135 | / |
| Karcun | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kürkün | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kurkunova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Karkushyn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Corkon | 67 | 0 | / |
Korkun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korkun in the Russian language | ||
| Коркун | korkun | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korkun
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