Işık Surname

2,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Işık Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'a powerful light with a concentrated beam that can be turned in the required direction'.

Işık Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey187,7341:41536
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Isk (313) are calculated separately.

Işık (6,060) may also be a first name.

Işık Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'a powerful light with a concentrated beam that can be turned in the required direction'.

- berfinnisildak

Işık is a Turkish word and means 'light' (e.g. from a lamp).

- thrakia

Işık Last Name Facts

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

Işık (Marathi: ईसीक, Oriya: ଇସିକ) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can appear as: Isk. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Işık? popularity and diffusion

The surname Işık is the 2,999th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,814 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Işık are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Işık is also the 85,130th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 6,060 people.

The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 187,734 people, or 1 in 415. In Turkey Işık is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Turkey Işık is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Costa Rica, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isk86313/
Işıkay80642/
Işıcık8094/
Aşık7523,068/
Işik75162/
Isık755/
Işıkova7333/
Yaşık67685/
Işkey67199/
Işıkkaya67162/
Gişik671/
Işika671/

Işık Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Işık in the Marathi language
ईसीकisika75
इसीकisika25
Işık in the Oriya language
ଇସିକisika50
ଇଶିକisika50

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