Cerlek Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Cerlek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 130 | 1:598,626 | 32,242 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Ćerlek (60) & Čerlek (36) are calculated separately.
Cerlek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cerlek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cerlek is found most in Turkey. It may be found as a variant: Ćerlek or Čerlek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cerlek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,551,568th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Cerlek live; 60 percent live in West Asia and 60 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 598,626. In Turkey Cerlek is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 64 percent are found, Sakarya Province, where 35 percent are found and Kastamonu Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Turkey it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ćerlek | 94 | 60 | / |
| Čerlek | 94 | 36 | / |
| Cearlek | 92 | 0 | / |
| Scherlek | 86 | 16 | / |
| Gerlek | 83 | 66 | / |
| Kerlek | 83 | 29 | / |
| Cerlik | 83 | 10 | / |
| Jerlek | 83 | 3 | / |
| Serlek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zerlek | 83 | 0 | / |
| Cierlik | 77 | 361 | / |
| Djerlek | 77 | 52 | / |
| Czerlik | 77 | 46 | / |
| Jerleke | 77 | 23 | / |
| Cherlik | 77 | 9 | / |
| Džerlek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dzerlek | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kerleck | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zerleck | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cerlick | 77 | 0 | / |
| Serlk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scharlek | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kerlec | 67 | 140 | / |
| Zerlik | 67 | 74 | / |
| Gerlec | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gerlik | 67 | 60 | / |
| Çerlik | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kerlik | 67 | 37 | / |
| Zerleg | 67 | 26 | / |
| Girlek | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kerlík | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gerlík | 67 | 12 | / |
| Serlik | 67 | 11 | / |
| Serleg | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kirlek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Čerlík | 67 | 5 | / |
| Serlyk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sirlek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerlyk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kärlek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cirlik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerlke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zerlke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zrelek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerrellik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Crelik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirlk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Cerlek
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