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 surname Külek (Bengali: কুলেক, Marathi: कुळेक) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can occur in the variant forms: Kulek. Click here to see other possible spellings of Külek.

How Common Is The Last Name Külek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 402,505th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,357,277 people. The last name Külek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Külek reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 870 people, or 1 in 89,450. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Gaziantep Province, where 24 percent are found and Kahramanmaras Province, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent are found.

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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