Özkurt Surname
Approximately 13,100 people bear this surname
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'
Read More About This SurnameÖzkurt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 12,996 | 1:5,988 | 850 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Northern Cyprus | 14 | 1:22,786 | 5,518 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
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'
- FurkanÖzkurt Demographics
Average Özkurt Salary in
Norway
238,131 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozkurt | 94 | 119 | / |
| Özkur | 91 | 1,430 | / |
| Özcurt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oezkurt | 77 | 7 | / |
| Oszkurt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Özkor | 73 | 115 | / |
| Ozkur | 73 | 55 | / |
| Azkur | 73 | 35 | / |
| Özkür | 73 | 8 | / |
| Ezkur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Açkurt | 67 | 84 | / |
| Ozcurt | 67 | 18 | / |
| Oezkur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hazkour | 62 | 60 | / |
| Haskurt | 62 | 23 | / |
| Askurth | 62 | 0 | / |
| Askur | 55 | 153 | / |
| Ozcur | 55 | 29 | / |
| Askour | 50 | 3,322 | / |
| Askeur | 50 | 674 | / |
| Hoskur | 50 | 31 | / |
| Haskur | 50 | 20 | / |
| Ashkur | 50 | 13 | / |
| Escurt | 50 | 1 | / |
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