Parlak Surname

12,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Parlak Surname User-submission:

The Parlak surname means 'bright', 'shiny' in Turkish.

Parlak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey42,1261:1,847277
Germany3051:263,95228,196
Poland1351:281,54634,278
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
England661:844,21344,691
Austria551:154,82620,536
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Northern Cyprus381:8,3952,026
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Qatar281:84,2149,043
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
France151:4,428,181244,602
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Parlak (613) may also be a first name.

Parlak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Parlak surname means 'bright', 'shiny' in Turkish.

- rextorn

The Parlak surname means 'shiny thing'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Parlak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parlak (Russian: Парлак) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parlak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,948th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 168,203 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Parlak live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 337,379th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 613 people.

The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 42,126 people, or 1 in 1,847. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Konya Province, where 5 percent live. Apart from Turkey this surname is found in 45 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Poland, where 0 percent live.

Parlak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Parlak surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Parlak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.23% less than the national average, earning $35,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $51,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parlack924/
Patrlakh861/
Parlakcı861/
Perlak83805/
Parlac83100/
Parlag8388/
Parlax831/
Porlak831/
Parlakova8041/
Parlock77115/
Perlack7734/
Parlagh7717/
Pourlak7715/
Perlyak775/
Porlack771/
Parlyakova751/
Parlog67339/
Perłak67125/
Perlok6726/
Perlák674/
Pârlac674/
Parlagová672/
Perlock6263/
Porlock6212/
Perlook622/
Perliok621/
Pourlouk5733/
Pärlehag5710/
Pourlagh571/
Parloque571/
Porllock570/
Pohîrleac534/
Pourhlagh531/
Parlágová531/
Parlougue530/
Perlog50318/
Pârlog5036/
Perlác5014/

Parlak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parlak in the Russian language
Парлакparlak-

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