Okur Surname

16,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Okur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey32,4941:2,395346
Germany2901:277,60529,221
Uganda2521:154,91813,596
Northern Cyprus2371:1,346122
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
United States871:4,166,195223,594
England781:714,33440,171
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Romania451:446,17535,142
Austria211:405,49741,758
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
France61:11,070,454349,096
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Albania41:728,51420,844
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Okur (112) may also be a first name.

Okur Last Name Facts

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

Okur (Oriya: ଓକୁର, Russian: Окур) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,375th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 214,864 people. Okur occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Okur are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 885,979th most numerous first name globally, borne by 112 people.

The surname Okur is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 32,494 people, or 1 in 2,395. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Mersin Province, where 4 percent live. Apart from Turkey it occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Okur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Okur has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Okur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okur last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.68% being registered with the political party.

Okur earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.99% more than the national average, earning $50,910 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okure897,138/
Okour89578/
Gokur8947/
Oukur8918/
Oykur896/
Okcur896/
Hokur896/
Okurz891/
Okaur891/
Ochkur80773/
Oukour80245/
Gokgur8013/
Okoure8011/
Oykurt8011/
Outkur808/
Okhure804/
Gokhur804/
Uokure802/
Okurre801/
Oskure801/
Okuure801/
Uotkur801/
Gogkur801/
Okurth801/
Okeure801/
Okor755,011/
Akur754,375/
Ukur75734/
Ekur7594/
Ocur7538/
Ouskour73204/
Okurova733/
Ochkour732/
Oukoujr731/
Okhuire731/
Ockoure731/
Oszkurt731/
Oukoure731/
Oukhour731/
Akure674,870/
Akour672,857/
Uykur671,458/
Akkur671,302/
Aqour67322/
Ukure67274/
Uzkur67120/
Ocure6778/
Akuur6759/
Gocur6750/
Hokor6750/
Hakur6748/
Oucor6742/
Ozcur6729/
Ekaur6728/
Acour6725/
Gakur6724/
Okorh6722/
Okoor6718/
Akuir6717/
Ookor6716/
Okoer6713/
Occur6712/
Ukaur6712/
Ekurr6711/
Gukur6711/
Ekuir6711/
Akaur679/
Hukur679/
Akhur677/
Hekur675/
Akgur675/
Ukour675/
Ukuur674/
Ukhur673/
Ekour673/
Aakur672/
Hocur672/
Ackur672/
Oscur672/
Ouskourt672/
Okorz671/
Oukurova671/
Aukur671/
Okhor671/
Oikor671/
Ockurova671/
Akcur671/
Uikur671/
Ahkur671/
Oukor671/
Oquor671/
Okorr671/
Ojkor671/
Akurr671/
Akeur671/
Ukurt671/
Ockor671/
Akurd670/
Ocurr670/

Okur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Okur in the Oriya language
ଓକୁରokura-
Okur in the Russian language
Окурokur-

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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 Okur
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