Dürek Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Dürek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 149 | 1:522,291 | 29,341 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
The alternate forms: Durek (1,265), Důrek (15), Ďurek (21) & Ďúrek (1) are calculated separately.
Dürek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dürek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dürek occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Durek, Důrek, Ďurek or Ďúrek. For other potential spellings of Dürek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dürek? popularity and diffusion
Dürek is the 1,391,595th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Dürek are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Dürek is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 522,291. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Aydin Province, where 64 percent are found, Nigde Province, where 16 percent are found and Adana Province, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey Dürek exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durek | 93 | 1,265 | / |
| Důrek | 93 | 15 | / |
| Ďurek | 87 | 21 | / |
| Ďúrek | 87 | 1 | / |
| Direk | 80 | 10,088 | / |
| Dorek | 80 | 106 | / |
| Dureke | 73 | 104 | / |
| Dureck | 73 | 81 | / |
| Dorrek | 73 | 46 | / |
| Dorzek | 73 | 25 | / |
| Dourek | 73 | 8 | / |
| Diriek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dierek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Direck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Doreek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Duretk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duerek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dureks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dooreck | 67 | 21 | / |
| Durreck | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dureske | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dirieck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diereck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Direick | 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 Dürek
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