Purtek Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Purtek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Purtek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey301:2,594,04779,854
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Pürtek (1) are calculated separately.

Purtek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Purtek is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Pürtek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Purtek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Purtek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Purtek are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 2,594,047. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Eskisehir Province, where 73 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 10 percent live and Izmir Province, where 10 percent live. Excluding Turkey it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pürtek941/
Portek8337/
Purtik8319/
Pirtek839/
Purtík837/
Purtec831/
Purteková8017/
Portiek7751/
Porteck7733/
Purtick772/
Purteix771/
Purttik771/
Phurttik711/
Portik672,146/
Purtic6742/
Portík6718/
Portyk6715/
Purtiková676/
Purtíková676/
Portec673/
Purtikova673/
Purtig673/
Portijk6243/
Pirtykh624/
Porthik623/
Portykh622/
Purttyq621/
Pourtoix571/
Pourtigh571/
Purtigová533/
Portig50111/
Portic5047/
Péhourticq501/

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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 Purtek
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