Herek Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Croatia

Herek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4751:163,83512,683
United States3901:929,38269,672
Brazil1421:1,507,56650,366
Croatia661:64,07011,714
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
India151:51,137,692512,385
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Herek (42) may also be a first name.

Herek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herek (Marathi: हॅरेक) occurs most in Turkey. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Herek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herek is the 327,639th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,432,079 people. The surname Herek is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Herek are found; 41 percent are found in West Asia and 40 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 42 people.

The last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 475 people, or 1 in 163,835. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Adana Province, where 19 percent are found, Antalya Province, where 17 percent are found and Osmaniye Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Turkey Herek exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Herek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herek surname are 6.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.18% registered to vote for the political party.

Herek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.26% more than the national average, earning $48,871 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherek911,709/
Herejk91157/
Hereck91141/
Hereke9165/
Herzek9159/
Heriek9151/
Herrek915/
Herekh912/
Hereak911/
Hereik911/
Kherek911/
Erek893,609/
Chereik83565/
Chereck83147/
Chierek8389/
Cherrek8363/
Cherekh8359/
Chereke8312/
Chereek8310/
Herreck833/
Cheyrek833/
Hereike832/
Hetreck831/
Herreke830/
Hereick830/
Herzeck830/
Harek802,389/
Gerek801,772/
Ahrek80829/
Đerek80820/
Ereke80819/
Eğrek80470/
Herik80337/
Heryk80214/
Horek80196/
Eurek80194/
Ereck80143/
Eyrek80137/
Herec80134/
Erzek80127/
Eriek8074/
Ehrek8069/
Errek8035/
Hyrek8017/
Ergek8012/
Hereg8010/
Hýrek8010/
Hirek804/
Erekh802/
Ierek801/
Eerek801/
Ereek801/
Eirek801/
Herýk801/
Herex801/
Oerek801/
Ereak801/
Ereik801/
Ejrek801/
Cherreck7715/
Herekova772/
Cherieck771/
Cheriekh771/
Cherehyk771/
Cherik731,471/
Hireke731,155/
Herzyk73583/
Cherec73426/
Herick73387/
Chyrek73300/
Herzik73245/
Chirek73156/
Herykh73134/
Ehreke73125/
Herzeg73124/
Uhyrek7394/
Uhýrek7384/
Herrik7344/
Cheryk7338/
Horeck7336/
Hirekh7331/
Heerik7331/
Hereec7330/
Gerrek7327/
Gergek7323/
Hetryk7320/
Heraik7315/
Kherik7313/
Haerik7310/
Harrek737/
Herțeg737/
Harekh736/
Hareck735/
Heroik735/
Horeak734/
Heryck734/
Hareek734/
Herike734/
Uhírek733/
Hyreyk733/
Gerekh732/
Ihreke732/
Khirek732/
Ejreik731/
Eirzek731/
Eureik731/
Gehrek731/
Hareuk731/
Horrek731/
Hohrek731/
Hitrek731/
Heriec731/
Hergeg731/
Hejryk731/
Erecke731/
Eitrek731/
Horeek731/
Etreek731/
Geerek731/
Ereake731/
Erreck730/
Hireks730/
Hireck730/
Hereax730/
Herreg730/
Herejková71122/
Cherekova7142/
Herejkova712/
Hereyková711/
Herekhova711/
Herrick6719,260/
Erik6710,252/
Irek674,077/
Örek671,281/
Ereg67935/
Arek67920/
Cherikh67720/
Herique67489/
Ereq67400/
Ehrecke67399/
Herzhyk67303/
Cherhyk67193/
Eryk67144/
Orek67136/
Heyrick67134/
Chireke67130/
Herickx6762/
Chergik6747/
Haerick6745/
Hyttrek6744/
Herzick6738/
Chytrek6726/
Cherykh6725/
Erex6725/
Heerick6724/
Herkova6723/
Erec6722/
Cherick6719/
Heisrik6719/
Cheyrekova6718/
Herzegh6713/
Heregue6713/
Eurieck6712/
Chyreck6710/
Erekova679/
Chitrek679/
Hierzyk678/
Herigue675/
Cherrik674/
Harreck674/
Hericke674/
Hearick673/
Hettrik673/
Heirick673/
Cherekhova672/
Chetrik672/
Ihrecke672/
Heroykh672/
Heruykh672/
Cherieg671/
Herrisk671/
Heryckk671/
Hetriks671/
Herickh671/
Heurick671/
Earreck671/
Yrek671/
Cheraik671/
Herraik671/
Iereuck671/
Aerreak671/
Chairek671/
Chereikova671/
Chiriek671/
Heryque671/
Heiryck671/
Herrieg670/
Haytrek670/
Hireick670/
Herriok670/
Hoerick670/
Horreck670/

Herek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Herek in the Marathi language
हॅरेकhereka-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Herek
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