Gulek Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Gulek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 26 | 1:680,096 | 45,825 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Gülek (1,830) are calculated separately.
Gulek (532) may also be a first name.
Gulek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gulek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gulek (Russian: Гулек) occurs most in Kazakhstan. It may be found as a variant: Gülek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gulek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Gulek reside; 24 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 24 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 365,707th most numerous given name in the world, held by 532 people.
The surname Gulek is most commonly held in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 680,096. In Kazakhstan Gulek is most numerous in: Atyrau Region, where 42 percent are found, West Kazakhstan Region, where 35 percent are found and East Kazakhstan Region, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Kazakhstan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gulek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gulek in the Russian language | ||
| Гулек | gulek | - |
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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 Gulek
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