Köreken Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Köreken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Köreken 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
Turkey2151:361,96022,610
Northern Cyprus121:26,5845,945
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Koreken (26) are calculated separately.

Köreken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Köreken occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Koreken. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Köreken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,082,743rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 31,962,921 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Köreken reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

Köreken is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 215 people, or 1 in 361,960. In Turkey Köreken is most frequent in: Adana Province, where 48 percent are found, Mersin Province, where 19 percent are found and Konya Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Turkey Köreken is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 5 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

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
Koreken9526/
Kareken8677/
Karekaen8023/
Kareckienė71205/
Karaken7154/
Koroken7132/
Korekin7129/
Karekin7117/
Koraken7110/
Koreckienė715/
Koriken714/
Kerekin712/
Koreykin6774/
Karakuen673/
Korakaen671/
Kareakin671/
Karakaen671/
Khorekin671/
Kaariken671/
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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 Köreken
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