Koruk Surname
Approximately 4,116 people bear this surname
Koruk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,866 | 1:20,130 | 2,380 |
| Northern Cyprus | 107 | 1:2,981 | 438 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Körük (3) are calculated separately.
Koruk (24) may also be a first name.
Koruk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koruk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koruk (Russian: Корук) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Körük. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koruk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 112,536th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,770,541 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Koruk are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Koruk is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name worldwide, held by 24 people.
The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 3,866 people, or 1 in 20,130. In Turkey Koruk is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 9 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 7 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koruk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koruk in the Russian language | ||
| Корук | koruk | - |
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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 Koruk
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