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
Koruk (Russian: Корук) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Körük. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koruk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 112,536th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,770,541 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Koruk live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Koruk is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 24 people.
The surname Koruk is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,866 people, or 1 in 20,130. In Turkey Koruk is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 9 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 7 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
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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