Recep Surname
Approximately 911 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 760 | 1:102,397 | 8,878 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Northern Cyprus | 19 | 1:16,790 | 4,295 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| North Macedonia | 7 | 1:300,210 | 16,548 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
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.
- haffman97Recep Demographics
Average Recep Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Recep Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Recep Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Recep is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Recep? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 389,084th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,999,502 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Recep live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 4,164th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 252,495 people.
It is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 760 people, or 1 in 102,397. In Turkey Recep is most common in: Ankara Province, where 33 percent live, Rize Province, where 20 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 19 percent live. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also found 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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Footnotes
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