Umut Surname

84,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Umut Surname User-submission:

Ümit, in Ottoman Turkish, is derived from the Persian word اُمِيد (umīd) meaning 'hope, expectation'. Its origin goes back to Middle Persian ēmēd or ummēd, which have the same meaning. The word 'umut' (hope) in Turkish is derived from the Old Turkic verb 'um-' meaning 'to wish, to hope', with the addition of the suffix '+ut' in Turkey Turkish.

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Umut Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,1731:15,0441,869
Indonesia2301:574,99645,970
Northern Cyprus871:3,667611
France581:1,145,219121,886
England251:2,228,72284,230
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Ümüt (6) are calculated separately.

Umut (62,460) may also be a first name.

Umut Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ümit, in Ottoman Turkish, is derived from the Persian word اُمِيد (umīd) meaning 'hope, expectation'. Its origin goes back to Middle Persian ēmēd or ummēd, which have the same meaning. The word 'umut' (hope) in Turkish is derived from the Old Turkic verb 'um-' meaning 'to wish, to hope', with the addition of the suffix '+ut' in Turkey Turkish. However, it is also believed that the word 'ümit' is borrowed from Persian, entering Turkish in this form. The earliest usage of 'ümit' in Turkish can be traced back to the Dede Korkut Book in the 1400s.

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Umut Last Name Facts

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

The last name Umut (Georgian: უმუთ, Russian: Умут) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Ümüt. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umut? popularity and diffusion

Umut is the 84,974th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,282,793 people. The last name Umut occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Umut are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Umut is also the 15,345th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 62,460 people.

The surname Umut is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 5,173 people, or 1 in 15,044. In Turkey Umut is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent are found, Diyarbakir Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Turkey it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gumut89553/
Umute8999/
Humut8914/
Umu861,145/
Ümüt836/
Umuthe804/
Oumout802/
Humuth802/
Usmute801/
Uimout800/
Aumust800/
Humu752,467/
Ummu751,620/
Umuç75976/
Umau75751/
Eumu75579/
Imut75523/
Umus75343/
Omut75310/
Aumu75187/
Gumu75180/
Umuh7581/
Umou7553/
Umud7544/
Umot7534/
Oumu7527/
Umui7526/
Ujmu753/
Umuu753/
Umgu753/
Umeu751/
Umuj751/
Usmu751/
Umuz751/
Umup750/
Umutova738/
Oummout732/
Oumoute731/
Humault731/
Hummuth731/
Heumuth731/
Ausmuth731/
Oumou673,391/
Humau671,647/
Humud67230/
Gumau67151/
Usmau67106/
Eumot6792/
Gummu6783/
Haumu6782/
Ummau6763/
Houmault6750/
Ummuh6748/
Umhau6744/
Jimut6730/
Humus6729/
Gumou6729/
Umohu6726/
Aumau6722/
Humou6722/
Oumeu6720/
Oumau6719/
Homut6719/
Uymuş6717/
Ummus6717/
Umoet6715/
Humeu6710/
Imuth6710/
Umush677/
Goumu677/
Ummmu675/
Imout675/
Umaus675/
Gumui674/
Aumus673/
Houmu673/
Umouh673/
Humot673/
Aumot672/
Gumeu672/
Oumus672/
Humuh672/
Usmus672/
Umahu672/
Husmu672/
Gumgu672/
Gumuy671/
Umuhe671/
Imaut671/
Houmoute671/
Houmoutt671/
Umaud671/
Umott671/
Umous671/
Aumou671/
Eumau670/

Umut Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umut in the Georgian language
უმუთumut75
უმუტumut25
Umut in the Russian language
Умутumut-

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