Gökyer Surname
Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname
Gökyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,182 | 1:65,839 | 6,211 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gokyer (2) are calculated separately.
Gökyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gökyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gökyer occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Gokyer. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gökyer? popularity and diffusion
Gökyer is the 316,181st most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,144,642 people. The surname Gökyer occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Gökyer reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,182 people, or 1 in 65,839. In Turkey Gökyer is most common in: Van Province, where 23 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 14 percent are found and Konya Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Turkey Gökyer is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gokyer | 94 | 2 | / |
| Göker | 91 | 9,004 | / |
| Gökyar | 83 | 1,536 | / |
| Kökyer | 83 | 197 | / |
| Gökeri | 83 | 126 | / |
| Göcker | 83 | 46 | / |
| Gökeer | 83 | 15 | / |
| Gakyere | 77 | 12 | / |
| Gokayer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gakyeri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Köker | 73 | 5,582 | / |
| Goker | 73 | 1,243 | / |
| Kyker | 73 | 1,098 | / |
| Guker | 73 | 104 | / |
| Gaker | 73 | 61 | / |
| Gkero | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gkeri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gakyeera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouker | 67 | 1,163 | / |
| Gakere | 67 | 888 | / |
| Kökyar | 67 | 443 | / |
| Gauker | 67 | 411 | / |
| Gucker | 67 | 375 | / |
| Gooker | 67 | 123 | / |
| Gökkür | 67 | 116 | / |
| Gocker | 67 | 112 | / |
| Gökkır | 67 | 111 | / |
| Ghuker | 67 | 73 | / |
| Gücker | 67 | 62 | / |
| Gakeri | 67 | 57 | / |
| Goeker | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gokera | 67 | 42 | / |
| Guyker | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gakher | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kyekor | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gkyrou | 67 | 26 | / |
| Köcker | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gakero | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gkerou | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gokeri | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gakera | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kykera | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gowker | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gaoker | 67 | 11 | / |
| Gayker | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guåker | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gueker | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gökara | 67 | 7 | / |
| Køkyer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kyekur | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kyiker | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gögger | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaiker | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gkr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kykher | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gokyar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gheker | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gawker | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gakeer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kokyer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guaker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghaker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gokher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gacker | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kykeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goyker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gukeru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakeru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gøkyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gakker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gukher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkiera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Köküer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyoker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gökkir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaeker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guiker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gokier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gweker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gohker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geckier | 62 | 1 | / |
| Giekier | 62 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Gökyer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis