Ekmekçi Surname

38,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ekmekçi Surname User-submission:

Ekmekmeans 'bread' (in Turkish).

Ekmekji means 'bread maker' or 'baker'.

Ekmekjian is an Armenian name, meaning 'son of a baker'.

Ekmekçi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey13,5981:5,723823
Northern Cyprus321:9,9692,519
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ekmekci (224) are calculated separately.

Ekmekçi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ekmekmeans 'bread' (in Turkish).

Ekmekji means 'bread maker' or 'baker'.

Ekmekjian is an Armenian name, meaning 'son of a baker'.

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Ekmekçi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekmekçi is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ekmekci. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekmekçi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,572nd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 534,513 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Ekmekçi live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Ekmekçi is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 13,598 people, or 1 in 5,723. In Turkey Ekmekçi is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Mus Province, where 7 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ekmekci95224/
Ekmeksi861/
Ekmekchi8028/
Ekmektsi8023/
Ekmeksiz806/
Ekmeckci801/
Ekmektsis7540/
Ekmakci711/
Akmakçi711/
Ekmekchy6710/
Ecmecci578/
Akmakci571/
Ekmykchy534/
Eqmeqchi533/
Ecmeccii531/

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