Özkurt Surname

40,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Özkurt Surname User-submission:

'Öz' → means essence, core, pure, genuine, true self

'Kurt' → means wolf in Turkish (and the wolf has deep symbolic meaning in Turkic mythology — representing bravery, leadership, and freedom)

'Pure wolf'

'True wolf'

or poetically, 'One whose essence is like a wolf'

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Özkurt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey12,9961:5,988850
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Austria161:532,21549,801
Northern Cyprus141:22,7865,518
Norway131:395,56035,657
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Ozkurt (119) are calculated separately.

Özkurt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

'Öz' → means essence, core, pure, genuine, true self

'Kurt' → means wolf in Turkish (and the wolf has deep symbolic meaning in Turkic mythology — representing bravery, leadership, and freedom)

So, 'Özkurt' can be translated as:

'Pure wolf'

'True wolf'

or poetically, 'One whose essence is like a wolf'

- Furkan

Özkurt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Özkurt is most common in Turkey. It can appear as: Ozkurt. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Özkurt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 40,054th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 556,301 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Özkurt are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Özkurt is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 12,996 people, or 1 in 5,988. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Samsun Province, where 5 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Beside Turkey Özkurt occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Özkurt Last Name Statistics demography

Özkurt earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 31.19% less than the national average, earning 238,131 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ozkurt94119/
Özkur911,430/
Özcurt831/
Oezkurt777/
Oszkurt771/
Özkor73115/
Ozkur7355/
Azkur7335/
Özkür738/
Ezkur731/
Açkurt6784/
Ozcurt6718/
Oezkur671/
Hazkour6260/
Haskurt6223/
Askurth620/
Askur55153/
Ozcur5529/
Askour503,322/
Askeur50674/
Hoskur5031/
Haskur5020/
Ashkur5013/
Escurt501/

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