Ellek Surname

385,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ellek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ellek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6701:116,1519,751
Algeria1591:242,96626,405
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Austria91:946,15970,786
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ellek (39) may also be a first name.

Ellek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ellek is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ellek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 385,337th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Ellek are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Ellek is also the 1,637,361st most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 39 people.

This last name is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 670 people, or 1 in 116,151. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Osmaniye Province, where 26 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside and Agri Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Ellek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ellek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ellek surname rose 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ellek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ellek surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Ellek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.86% less than the national average, earning $48,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elleck9131/
Elleke916/
Gellek915/
Hellek912/
Elleik911/
Ellesk911/
Elletk910/
Elek8911,258/
Helleck8348/
Hellekh832/
Jelleck831/
Helliek831/
Eleke804,844/
Yelek801,222/
Eslek801,021/
Allek80869/
Eleck80750/
Illek80678/
Ellik80415/
Ollek80313/
Gelek80148/
Helek80148/
Jelek8064/
Ellex8045/
Eylek8039/
Ellec8036/
Eilek8027/
Õllek8023/
Elekh806/
Elleg801/
Íllek801/
Elhek801/
Eulek801/
Yllek801/
Eliek801/
Hellekås7718/
Yesellek771/
Elleková771/
Jellehke770/
Hellec73962/
Ellick73717/
Hejlek73285/
Hallek73280/
Hollek73216/
Heilek73141/
Elhesk73122/
Alleck7364/
Heylek7364/
Ellikh7359/
Olleik7352/
Olleck7339/
Gillek7339/
Geylek7332/
Jillek7331/
Illeck7328/
Eleike7321/
Esleck7314/
Hillek7313/
Yeleck7311/
Geleek7310/
Alliek739/
Eileck738/
Elekhe737/
Helekh737/
Yeleke736/
Eleake736/
Gielek736/
Jeleke734/
Alleek734/
Haelek734/
Elheak734/
Olliek733/
Heleck733/
Gelleg733/
Geelek733/
Eeleke733/
Alleik733/
Hellik732/
Ellaik732/
Olleyk732/
Hellex732/
Jeliek731/
Heleke731/
Ealiek731/
Elleuc731/
Helljk731/
Eleeke731/
Illeik731/
Yellec731/
Ellehc731/
Eileke731/
Elekss731/
Ealeke731/
Yelleg731/
Elecke731/
Ieleck731/
Jellik730/
Eleuck730/
Ellike730/
Helleg730/
Ellect730/
Jelleg730/
Alek678,201/
Elik677,861/
Olek675,991/
Halleck671,095/
Elec671,059/
Ilek67779/
Hilleke67567/
Ölek67288/
Eleková67222/
Jellick67215/
Elyk67161/
Holleck67111/
Elekova67105/
Elex6788/
Yellick6755/
Yolleck6754/
Hellick6740/
Eleg6727/
Ellegue6724/
Heleske6722/
Geleick6714/
Hesleck6711/
Halleak6710/
Elligue677/
Gellick674/
Jellikh674/
Ellique673/
Ylek672/
Hilleck671/
Heleksh671/
Hjeleik671/
Elheick671/
Ellesgs671/
Elekowa671/
Heuleck671/
Jilleck671/
Gellyck671/
Elek'he671/
Elheshk671/
Ijeleke671/
Jlek671/
Gilleck670/
Eilheck670/
Hellieg670/
Esllisk670/
Hellike670/

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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 Ellek
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