Öktem Surname

51,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Öktem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Öktem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9,7851:7,9531,084
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Austria91:946,15970,786
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Oktem (296) are calculated separately.

Öktem (160) may also be a first name.

Öktem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Öktem is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Oktem. Click here for further potential spellings of Öktem.

How Common Is The Last Name Öktem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,914th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 738,653 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Öktem are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 725,185th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 160 people.

The surname Öktem is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 9,785 people, or 1 in 7,953. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 10 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found. Other than Turkey this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oktem93296/
Höktem911/
Ektem8067/
Aktem8061/
Hoktem73108/
Akhtem7335/
Oektem732/
Oqtem6083/
Aktim6038/
Actem602/
Agtem602/
Ektim601/
Ogtem601/
Acthem554/
Akhtim551/
Haktim551/

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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
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  • 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 Öktem
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