Gorlek Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gorlek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorlek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gorlek Last Name Facts

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

Gorlek occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorlek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Gorlek are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Gorlek is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,779,336. In Turkey Gorlek is mostly concentrated in: Denizli Province, where 71 percent are found, Adana Province, where 25 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorleck920/
Orlek917/
Gourleck869/
Gorleick861/
Gürlek836,888/
Gorlik83146/
Orleck83100/
Gurlek8380/
Horlek8367/
Gerlek8366/
Gorleq834/
Orlk803/
Gorlick77484/
Gorluik776/
Gürleyk771/
Horleck770/
Garleak770/
Garleck770/
Orlik737,056/
Orlyk732,093/
Orlík73361/
Arlek7337/
Orhlk731/
Garellek7151/
Goerlick717/
Gorllick712/
Orlekova711/
Gourlick710/
Orlick67768/
Garlik67184/
Gorelkova67112/
Garlík6798/
Gerlik6760/
Horlyk6741/
Harlek6741/
Gorzellik6736/
Gorlic6734/
Gurlik6723/
Gerlík6712/
Horlik679/
Orleac678/
Gorlikova675/
Orzlik673/
Orleaq673/
Garilk673/
Gorellick673/
Horlkx672/
Gorylkova671/
Orlizk671/
Orlyck671/
Orrlck671/
Gurlex671/
Arleck671/
Arleik671/
Orlike671/
Garlec671/
Gorlykova671/
Orligk671/
Uorlik671/
Garlck670/

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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 Gorlek
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