Herekoglu Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Belgium

Herekoglu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Herekoglu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey381:2,047,93270,216
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403

Herekoglu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herekoglu occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herekoglu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Herekoglu is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Herekoglu are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Herekoglu is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 2,047,932. In Turkey Herekoglu is mostly found in: Giresun Province, where 79 percent live, Kocaeli Province, where 8 percent live and Artvin Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Turkey it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erekoglu944/
Erikoglu8211/
Hirikoglu7813/
Gerikoglu7810/
Horikoglu782/
Erikoglou781/
Gerikoglou742/
Orakoglu71171/
Arikoglu7122/
Yirikoglu671/
Haracoglou633/
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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 Herekoglu
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