Okdemir Surname
Approximately 742 people bear this surname
Okdemir Surname User-submission:
The surname Okdemir means 'iron arrow'.
Okdemir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 722 | 1:107,786 | 9,223 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Ökdemir (2) are calculated separately.
Okdemir Surname Meaning
Okdemir Demographics
Average Okdemir Salary in
United States
$62,700 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Okdemir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okdemir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Okdemir is most common in Turkey. It may appear in the variant forms: Ökdemir. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okdemir? popularity and diffusion
Okdemir is the 456,246th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,821,490 people. The surname Okdemir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Okdemir live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
Okdemir is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 722 people, or 1 in 107,786. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Balikesir Province, where 23 percent live, Mersin Province, where 17 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Turkey this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Okdemir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Okdemir last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.
Okdemir earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.31% more than the national average, earning $62,700 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ökdemir | 95 | 2 | / |
| Gokdemir | 93 | 142 | / |
| Akdemir | 86 | 54,958 | / |
| Ekdemir | 86 | 269 | / |
| Oqdemir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ocdemir | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gocdemir | 80 | 27 | / |
| Gogdemir | 80 | 9 | / |
| Akdemiijr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Egdemir | 71 | 9 | / |
| Agdemir | 71 | 5 | / |
| Acdemir | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akdemýr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aqdemir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akdemír | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akdemyr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akdemer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akdamir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ücdemir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ucdemir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gugdemir | 67 | 31 | / |
| Aqdimir | 57 | 4 | / |
| Hagdemyr | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Okdemir
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