Gurlek Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belgium

Gurlek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurlek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
Belgium141:821,18966,436
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France51:13,284,544357,392
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Gürlek (6,888) are calculated separately.

Gurlek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gurlek occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Gürlek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurlek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Gurlek are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England Gurlek is most numerous in: Greater London, where 78 percent are found, Kent, where 16 percent are found and Berkshire, where 3 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Gurlek Last Name Statistics demography

Gurlek earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürlek946,888/
Gourleck869/
Gorlek8332/
Gurlik8323/
Girlek8317/
Gurlex831/
Gürleyk771/
Ngurlik771/
Hurleyk770/
Gorleck770/
Gurlick770/
Urlik73576/
Orlek737/
Urlyk732/
Gorleick711/
Urlekova711/
Gourlick710/
Gorlik67146/
Horlek6767/
Urlick6728/
Hurlyk6727/
Gurlig6718/
Urlikh6718/
Urlykh6716/
Gurlikova6711/
Gorleq674/
Girlik671/
Hurleg670/

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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 Gurlek
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