Külek Surname

402,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Külek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Külek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8701:89,4508,020
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Kulek (601) are calculated separately.

Külek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Külek (Bengali: কুলেক, Marathi: कुळेक) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kulek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Külek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 402,505th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,357,277 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Külek are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 870 people, or 1 in 89,450. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent live, Gaziantep Province, where 24 percent live and Kahramanmaras Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulek93601/
Kolek803,370/
Kilek8084/
Külec8017/
Kollek731,111/
Kuleke73990/
Kielek73657/
Kholek73183/
Kuleck7391/
Kaulek7372/
Kolhek7321/
Keulek7316/
Kullek739/
Külick737/
Kutlek735/
Kileck732/
Kuliek732/
Koleak731/
Koleik731/
Kuleek731/
Koliek731/
Kuleik730/
Kolleck67352/
Kulleck6719/
Keuleuk6716/
Kouleke6710/
Kutleak675/
Kieleck673/
Kulleik670/
Kulleke670/

Külek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Külek in the Bengali language
কুলেকkuleka-
Külek in the Marathi language
कुळेकkuleka-

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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
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  • 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 Külek
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