The Korkmaz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 222 people carried this name — #84,463 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 104% from 109 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
504 people named Korkmaz live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 324 people named Korkmaz live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 90 people named Korkmaz.
Most of them — 75 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Vosges.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
20 people named Korkmaz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 195 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
504 people named Korkmaz are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Korkmaz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mahsum Korkmaz 1956–1986 · politician -
Bülent Korkmaz 1968– · association football coach -
Mert Korkmaz 1971– · association football player -
Egemen Korkmaz 1982– · association football player -
Osman Zeki Korkmaz 1982– · association football coach
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 130 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Korkmaz.
- Kopff 132 · U.S. census
- Kopp 11,175 · U.S. census
- Koppe 387 · U.S. census
- Koralewski 328 · U.S. census
- Korb 2,287 · U.S. census
- Korczak 272 · U.S. census
- Kormann 186 · U.S. census
- Korn 5,442 · U.S. census
- Korner 527 · U.S. census
- Kornmann 180 · U.S. census
- Kos 1,669 · U.S. census
- Koscher 136 · U.S. census
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