Dönek Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Dönek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dönek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6561:118,6309,926
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Donek (83) & Doněk (23) are calculated separately.

Dönek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dönek is found most in Turkey. It can be found as a variant: Donek or Doněk. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dönek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 500,792nd most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Dönek reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 656 people, or 1 in 118,630. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent are found, Afyonkarahisar Province, where 12 percent are found and Corum Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Turkey Dönek exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donek9383/
Döneke9143/
Doněk8723/
Dönecke8392/
Danek805,507/
Denek801,301/
Daniek73328/
Doniek73158/
Daneik73102/
Dhanek7381/
Daneck7355/
Doneck7352/
Deneck7342/
Däneke7333/
Daenek7319/
Dönike739/
Dannek733/
Dhonek731/
Deneik731/
Doneak731/
Dönick731/
Duinek730/
Dönicke67161/
Danneck6754/
Dänecke6725/
Daeneck671/
Donneck671/
Dhannek671/
Deneigk670/
Deneyck670/

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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 Dönek
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