Recep Surname

389,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Recep Surname User-submission:

Recep is a Turkish surname, also of Arabic origin. It means 'respect' in Turkish; Recep or Arabic Rajab is also the name of an Islamic month.

Recep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7601:102,3978,878
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Northern Cyprus191:16,7904,295
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England91:6,190,895170,599
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Recep (252,495) may also be a first name.

Recep Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Recep is a Turkish surname, also of Arabic origin. It means 'respect' in Turkish; Recep or Arabic Rajab is also the name of an Islamic month.

- haffman97

Recep Last Name Facts

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

The surname Recep is found most frequently in Turkey. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Recep? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 389,084th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,999,502 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Recep live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Recep is also the 4,164th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 252,495 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 760 people, or 1 in 102,397. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Ankara Province, where 33 percent live, Rize Province, where 20 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live. Excluding Turkey Recep is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 5 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent live.

Recep Last Name Statistics demography

Recep earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

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Reece8044,488/
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Regep801,015/
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Recip801/
Recepova773/
Reiche739,952/
Recher732,593/
Reches73610/
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Redžep73382/
Retzep73255/
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Rexhep73121/
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Reggep735/
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Rice67242,290/
Reicher673,242/
Ryce671,668/
Reze671,249/
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Reci67751/
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Redzhep67422/
Reische67367/
Rescher67237/
Reacher67204/
Retcher67179/
Rexe67162/
Reecher67150/
Riesche67132/
Recheis67130/
Reçe6790/
Reiches6772/
Redcher6754/
Rechets6747/
Recy6735/
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Resches6724/
Hreiche6710/
Reichet6710/
Rezhepp679/
Resheph679/
Rehsche677/
Rejcher675/
Reţe674/
Retsept673/
Rjce673/
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Recheev672/
Reishce672/
Resscer672/
Reichez672/
Reeches672/
Hrechev672/
Reaches671/
Reschev671/
Reschey671/
Reascer671/
Recchip671/
Rechetz671/
Reecesr671/
Reiscer671/
Rechead671/
Recheid671/
Redzepf671/
Retseps671/
Retchev671/
Rezepps671/
Requejp671/
Reschie671/
Réce671/
Rıce671/
Recheat671/
Rechees671/
Redches670/
Reachey670/
Redchey670/
Retchey670/

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