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 occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kurek or Kurék. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kürek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 321,153rd most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,266,162 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kürek live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,161 people, or 1 in 67,030. In Turkey Kürek is mostly found in: Sanliurfa Province, where 21 percent live, Gaziantep Province, where 17 percent live and Hatay Province, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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