Recepoğlu Surname

284,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Recepoğlu Surname User-submission:

This is a Turkish patronymic surname meaning 'son of Recep'.

Recepoğlu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,3351:58,2935,632
Kosovo181:103,4375,529

The alternate forms: Recepoglu (44) are calculated separately.

Recepoğlu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Turkish patronymic surname meaning 'son of Recep'.

- haffman97
DNA test information

Recepoğlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Recepoğlu occurs most in Turkey. It may occur in the variant forms: Recepoglu. Click here for other possible spellings of Recepoğlu.

How Common Is The Last Name Recepoğlu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 284,447th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,386,213 people. The last name Recepoğlu is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Recepoğlu live; 73 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 1,335 people, or 1 in 58,293. In Turkey Recepoğlu is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 27 percent live, Bursa Province, where 12 percent live and Kastamonu Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Turkey it is found in one country. It is also common in Kosovo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Recepoglu9644/
Receboglu787/
Retzepgolou701/
Rasipolu591/
Rasapollu564/
Raasipolu561/
Rosopoulou531/
Rossopoulou5050/
Rassopoulou5022/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Recepoğlu
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