Dilek Surname

22,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Dilek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dilek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey23,6521:3,290468
Germany1841:437,53039,196
Israel1241:69,0138,556
Northern Cyprus761:4,198759
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Austria461:185,11823,639
Belgium381:302,54335,124
England311:1,797,35772,927
France251:2,656,909193,074
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Dilek (236,202) may also be a first name.

Dilek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dilek (Oriya: ଦିେଲକ, Russian: Дилек) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,327th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 299,394 people. The last name Dilek is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Dilek reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Dilek is also the 4,436th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 236,202 people.

The surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 23,652 people, or 1 in 3,290. In Turkey Dilek is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Ankara Province, where 6 percent live and Antalya Province, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.

Dilek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dilek are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Dilek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.39% less than the national average, earning $35,212 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dilekh91308/
Ditlek9191/
Dislek9126/
Dailek918/
Dileke916/
Dileck912/
Deileke832/
Dilekhe831/
Dilgeck831/
Dülek802,382/
Dilik801,027/
Delek80661/
Dulek80425/
Dileg80230/
Dilík8014/
Dilex806/
Dylek802/
Dileq802/
Dilec801/
Dilekova7733/
Deilecke7711/
Daileg732,339/
Dullek73218/
Deilyk73177/
Dilick73169/
Deleke73125/
Delekh73118/
Delesk7328/
Duleck7327/
Deleck7321/
Dulekh738/
Dilaik737/
Deslek735/
Dailik735/
Deelek732/
Dailex732/
Delekt732/
Dailec732/
Diolyk731/
Duleak731/
Deleek731/
Dylesk731/
Dielik731/
Dilike731/
Dilegh731/
Dilkova67169/
Deleske67163/
Dulleck67145/
Delecke6728/
Deleeck6714/
Dulhekh674/
Deeleek673/
Deelekh671/
Dilyock671/

Dilek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dilek in the Oriya language
ଦିେଲକdielaka75
ଡିେଲକdielaka25
Dilek in the Russian language
Дилекdilek-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dilek
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