Where Does The Last Name Gereken Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gereken is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gereken? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gereken is the 1,189,614^th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Gereken are found; 56 percent are found in West Asia and 56 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 393,037. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 37 percent are found, Agri Province, where 24 percent are found and Aksaray Province, where 17 percent are found. Barring Turkey it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Gereken Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gereken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gereken surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.