Ürkmez Surname

66,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ürkmez Surname User-submission:

The Ürkmez surname derived from the Turkish verb ürkmek, ürkmez, meaning 'fearless'.

Ürkmez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7,5091:10,3641,366
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Northern Cyprus161:19,9385,097
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Urkmez (25) are calculated separately.

Ürkmez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ürkmez surname derived from the Turkish verb ürkmek, ürkmez, meaning 'fearless'.

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Ürkmez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ürkmez is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Urkmez. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ürkmez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 66,010th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 964,089 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Ürkmez reside; 79 percent reside in West Asia and 79 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 7,509 people, or 1 in 10,364. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found, Malatya Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Turkey this last name is found in 7 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
Urkmez9425/
Üerkmez921/
Örkmez83882/
Orkmez832/
Yurkmez778/
Uerkmez772/
Oerkmez771/
Orkmiz6717/
Orkmaz672/
Erkaymaz57283/
Erkiymaz5798/
Yorukmaz5714/
Yeryakmaz5333/
Irkhamzah536/
Eerkaymaz531/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ürkmez
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