Pamuk Surname

27,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Pamuk Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'cotton' in Turkish and could refer to a profession involving cotton, or physical or personality characteristics thought to be similar to cotton.

Pamuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey18,7631:4,148592
Bosnia and Herzegovina2161:16,3723,050
Hungary2031:48,3565,173
Germany1581:509,52843,279
Belgium751:153,28921,368
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Bulgaria191:367,31117,687
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Austria141:608,24554,975
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
England111:5,065,278148,650
India101:76,706,538639,611
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Pamuk (7,448) may also be a first name.

Pamuk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'cotton' in Turkish and could refer to a profession involving cotton, or physical or personality characteristics thought to be similar to cotton.

- jessicaweiss

Pamuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pamuk (Russian: Памук) is most common in Turkey. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pamuk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pamuk is the 27,188th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 368,710 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Pamuk are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 74,511th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 7,448 people.

The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 18,763 people, or 1 in 4,148. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent are found, Diyarbakir Province, where 6 percent are found and Adana Province, where 6 percent are found. Not including Turkey Pamuk occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 percent are found and Hungary, where 1 percent are found.

Pamuk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pamuk last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Pamuk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $47,392 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pamuke9180/
Patmuk912/
Paymuk912/
Phatmuk8319/
Paumukh837/
Pamok80512/
Pamuc8035/
Pemuk801/
Pamukova77500/
Pamukowa7720/
Phamok735/
Posmuk732/
Pamock731/
Pamugs731/
Pamaug731/
Pomuke730/
Pamoukova7110/
Paymukova7110/
Paimukova711/
Pemmukh673/
Peimukhe621/
Pamoc604/
Pomok601/
Pamogh553/
Poomok551/
Pammog551/
Poommok502/
Pommaux501/
Peamhog501/

Pamuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pamuk in the Russian language
Памукpamuk-

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