Kürek Surname
Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname
Kürek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,161 | 1:67,030 | 6,304 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kurek (32,445) & Kurék (2) are calculated separately.
Kürek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kürek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kürek is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kurek or Kurék. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kürek.
How Common Is The Last Name Kürek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kürek is the 321,153rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,266,162 people. The surname Kürek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Kürek are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Kürek is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,161 people, or 1 in 67,030. In Turkey Kürek is most frequent in: Sanliurfa Province, where 21 percent reside, Gaziantep Province, where 17 percent reside and Hatay Province, where 17 percent reside. Beside Turkey this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurek | 93 | 32,445 | / |
| Küreke | 91 | 15 | / |
| Kurék | 87 | 2 | / |
| Khürekh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Korek | 80 | 1,416 | / |
| Cürek | 80 | 128 | / |
| Kirek | 80 | 78 | / |
| Kourek | 73 | 684 | / |
| Kurrek | 73 | 213 | / |
| Kureck | 73 | 198 | / |
| Kierek | 73 | 190 | / |
| Kureke | 73 | 74 | / |
| Khorek | 73 | 57 | / |
| Korrek | 73 | 34 | / |
| Koreik | 73 | 28 | / |
| Korzek | 73 | 23 | / |
| Kurzek | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kiriek | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kaurek | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khirek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kireck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kurekc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koreak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kureek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koreek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kureik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koriek | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kňourek | 67 | 252 | / |
| Kurreck | 67 | 250 | / |
| Korreck | 67 | 243 | / |
| Kooreke | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kurzeck | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kurreik | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kiereck | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kurreke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Korreik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Korzhek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koreick | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kourhek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koutrek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korziek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korieck | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kürek
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