Börek Surname
Approximately 584 people bear this surname
Börek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 582 | 1:133,714 | 10,883 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
The alternate forms: Borek (15,724) & Borěk (1) are calculated separately.
Börek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Börek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Börek is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Borek or Borěk. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Börek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 547,713th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The last name Börek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Börek live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 582 people, or 1 in 133,714. In Turkey Börek is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside, Amasya Province, where 12 percent reside and Ordu Province, where 10 percent reside. Not including Turkey it exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borek | 93 | 15,724 | / |
| Böğrek | 91 | 214 | / |
| Borěk | 87 | 1 | / |
| Barek | 80 | 19,555 | / |
| Berek | 80 | 13,047 | / |
| Bérek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bareck | 73 | 1,744 | / |
| Boriek | 73 | 681 | / |
| Boreck | 73 | 271 | / |
| Bereck | 73 | 203 | / |
| Bareek | 73 | 116 | / |
| Berrek | 73 | 114 | / |
| Berekh | 73 | 111 | / |
| Bariek | 73 | 111 | / |
| Barrek | 73 | 62 | / |
| Barekh | 73 | 55 | / |
| Bareik | 73 | 50 | / |
| Bareak | 73 | 36 | / |
| Bahrek | 73 | 35 | / |
| Borrek | 73 | 30 | / |
| Borhek | 73 | 25 | / |
| Boreik | 73 | 16 | / |
| Beerek | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bharek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boreak | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bereik | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bohrek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bereek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Barehk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baerek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behrek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bäreke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Berhek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Borreck | 67 | 82 | / |
| Borheck | 67 | 37 | / |
| Barreck | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bärecke | 67 | 15 | / |
| Baňárek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Berreck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Baharek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Barriek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bareick | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bereick | 67 | 3 | / |
| B'Areck | 67 | 1 | / |
| B'Ereik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baareck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behreck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berreik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahrekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bareikė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bareekh | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Börek
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