Dönmek
surname · Latin script
Dönmek is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Türkiye than in any other country. Recorded meaning: to turn.
- TRTürkiye≈1 in 5.3M(inferred from the name graph)
carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Türkiye (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 7 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 5.3M (inferred from the name graph)
≈16 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Türkiye, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
to turn
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Dönmek counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TR Türkiye | ≈16 est. | ≈1 in 5.3M | Dönmek | 7 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence(measured from records)
No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Dönmek mean, and where does it come from?
- to turn Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- In which country does Dönmek have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 16 people named Dönmek in Türkiye, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled dönmek.
- How common is the name Dönmek?
- Mondonomo estimates about 16 people in Türkiye have Dönmek as their first surname, about 1 in 5.3 million residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.
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curl https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/d%C3%B6nmekThe same payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. Rate-limited for casual use; a free API key gives 1,000 requests a day, and bulk access is licensed separately.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Dönmek”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.