Akyürek Surname
Approximately 15,071 people bear this surname
Akyürek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 14,910 | 1:5,219 | 756 |
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Northern Cyprus | 38 | 1:8,395 | 2,026 |
| Austria | 36 | 1:236,540 | 28,356 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Akyurek (228) are calculated separately.
Akyürek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akyürek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akyürek has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also occur as a variant: Akyurek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akyürek? popularity and diffusion
Akyürek is the 35,095th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 483,548 people. The last name Akyürek is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Akyürek are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 14,910 people, or 1 in 5,219. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Kayseri Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Turkey it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akyurek | 95 | 228 | / |
| Akyrek | 92 | 36 | / |
| Akyürk | 92 | 1 | / |
| Akrek | 83 | 15 | / |
| Akyereko | 80 | 571 | / |
| Akyyurek | 80 | 3 | / |
| Akyuerek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Akyereke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Akurek | 77 | 166 | / |
| Akyurk | 77 | 95 | / |
| Akkürk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akreko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akerek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akyörük | 71 | 136 | / |
| Akkurek | 71 | 123 | / |
| Akareko | 71 | 86 | / |
| Akureik | 71 | 42 | / |
| Akyuruk | 71 | 26 | / |
| Akereka | 71 | 26 | / |
| Akrekou | 71 | 16 | / |
| Akereke | 71 | 16 | / |
| Akaryek | 71 | 8 | / |
| Akareka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okyurek | 71 | 3 | / |
| Akreyko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akereko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Akyr Ka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akureke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akyerekwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akureka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ackreka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akireka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ak Orek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akrekoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eakarek | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ekrek | 67 | 233 | / |
| Akrik | 67 | 82 | / |
| Akarekwe | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ukrek | 67 | 45 | / |
| Akkayrak | 67 | 37 | / |
| Akkuyruk | 67 | 30 | / |
| Akereuke | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yakireka | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ikyureke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akrak | 67 | 8 | / |
| Agrek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Akorekwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aqrek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aokereke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akruk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akeoreko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akrok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akyerkye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akouyrki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akrko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akre Ake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akoreoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akreckey | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akyürek
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