Albayrak Surname

7,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Albayrak Surname User-submission:

The Albayrak surname means 'red flag'. It derives from the Old Turkish words al, meaning 'red', and bayrak, meaning 'flag'. It most likely refers to the flag of Turkey which is a red flag with a white star and crescent.

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Albayrak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey69,9361:1,113160
Germany1,0621:75,8069,592
France5791:114,72017,255
Netherlands2261:74,72212,660
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Northern Cyprus1721:1,855206
Belgium1261:91,24314,134
Austria1161:73,40911,170
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Sweden731:134,8879,541
England501:1,114,36153,243
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Finland321:171,77215,201
Bulgaria301:232,63012,429
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Kosovo101:186,1877,122
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Albayrak (13) may also be a first name.

Albayrak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Albayrak surname means 'red flag'. It derives from the Old Turkish words al, meaning 'red', and bayrak, meaning 'flag'. It most likely refers to the flag of Turkey which is a red flag with a white star and crescent.

- paphlagon

The Albayrak surname means 'red flag'. It represents a flag covered in the blood of martyred soldiers.

- sabrinn

Albayrak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Albayrak (Arabic: البيرق, Russian: Албайрак) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Albayrak? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,801st most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 99,986 people. The surname Albayrak is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Albayrak reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name internationally, held by 13 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 69,936 people, or 1 in 1,113. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Albayrak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Albayrak last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Albayrak earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 34.43% more than the national average, earning $58,005 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.37% less than the national average, earning $44,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Albayrak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Albayrak in the Russian language
Албайракalbajrak-
Albayrak in the Arabic language
البيرقalbyrq-

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