Gürkal Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Gürkal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 192 | 1:405,320 | 24,536 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
The alternate forms: Gurkal (5) are calculated separately.
Gürkal (38) may also be a first name.
Gürkal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gürkal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gürkal is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Gurkal. For other possible spellings of Gürkal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gürkal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gürkal is the 1,185,157th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Gürkal are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Gürkal is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 38 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 405,320. In Turkey Gürkal is most frequent in: Yalova Province, where 46 percent are found, Kocaeli Province, where 31 percent are found and Adana Province, where 7 percent are found. Besides Turkey it is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Gürkal
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