Dölek Surname

66,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Dölek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dölek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7,4041:10,5111,379
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Northern Cyprus421:7,5961,787
Austria141:608,24554,975
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Dolek (264) are calculated separately.

Dölek Last Name Facts

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

Dölek (Hindi: डोलेक) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Dolek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dölek? popularity and diffusion

Dölek is the 66,268th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 968,702 people. The surname Dölek occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Dölek live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 7,404 people, or 1 in 10,511. In Turkey Dölek is most frequent in: Mersin Province, where 28 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 10 percent reside and Mardin Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dolek93264/
Dölecke832/
Dalek801,041/
Delek80661/
Dalekh731,620/
Dallek73402/
Delekh73118/
Dollek7336/
Daleck7324/
Deleck7321/
Dolekh7321/
Doleck735/
Doleek734/
Dholek733/
Deelek732/
Daleyk731/
Deleek731/
Dolleck67119/
Deleeck6714/
Dahalek6712/
Dalleck6712/
Dölicke677/
Deeleek673/
Deelekh671/

Dölek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dölek in the Hindi language
डोलेकdoleka-

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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 Dölek
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