Sinek Surname

305,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sinek Surname User-submission:

The Sinek surname means 'fly' or 'housefly' (the insect) in Turkish.

Sinek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7971:97,6438,588
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Austria731:116,65016,371
Poland641:593,88754,038
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

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

Sinek (209) may also be a first name.

Sinek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sinek surname means 'fly' or 'housefly' (the insect) in Turkish.

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Sinek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sinek (Bengali: সিনেক, Hindi: सिनेक, Oriya: ସିେନକ, Russian: Синек) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Siñek. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sinek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 305,837th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,891,306 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Sinek reside; 53 percent reside in West Asia and 53 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 625,736th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 209 people.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 797 people, or 1 in 97,643. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent live, Izmir Province, where 7 percent live and Kahramanmaras Province, where 6 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Austria, where 6 percent live.

Sinek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sinek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sinek last name grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sinek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sinek last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Sinek earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.15% more than the national average, earning $55,296 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siñek931/
Sineke911,619/
Sinekh91178/
Szinek9182/
Sitnek9139/
Sienek9137/
Singek9121/
Sineck9114/
Shinek917/
Sainek912/
Siniek912/
Sinhek911/
Sieniek83399/
Seineke8338/
Schinek833/
Sitneck833/
Shineck832/
Seingek832/
Saineek831/
Sainekz831/
Sainiek831/
Shineke831/
Shinekh831/
Siengek831/
Scineke830/
Sieneke830/
Siegnek830/
Shineak830/
Sinecke830/
Synek801,819/
Senek80802/
Cinek80748/
Shink80697/
Sinex80405/
Sinik80342/
Zinek80169/
Jinek80111/
Ginek8037/
Seink8028/
Saink803/
Sinec803/
Sineq802/
Sineg801/
Suink801/
Žinek801/
Sinyk801/
Sinekova7751/
Seinecke7743/
Sineková774/
Shineake771/
Sienaeck771/
Schineck770/
Shinneck770/
Shineuck770/
Schineak770/
Shinke738,386/
Sitnik736,038/
Sainik73833/
Cesnek73397/
Seneke73299/
Sinyok73269/
Sesink73252/
Zainek73117/
Sinick73113/
Sinikh7381/
Shinks7380/
Shaink7378/
Sheink7378/
Shinik7360/
Szenek7350/
Seneck7346/
Siniok7335/
Sainyk7331/
Szineg7327/
Sinike7323/
Jesnek7320/
Jainek7314/
Soinyk7314/
Sojnek7310/
Sitnyk739/
Sitník738/
Sineac737/
Sinisk737/
Singik737/
Soinik735/
Sinaik735/
Senesk734/
Shenek734/
Shinkh734/
Shinck734/
Sainkh734/
Sinykh733/
Jeinek733/
Cignek733/
Sienik732/
Soinke732/
Shineg732/
Syneck732/
Siniec732/
Djinek732/
Sengek732/
Senedk732/
Zineak731/
Zingek731/
Zienek731/
Sinayk731/
Sinegh731/
Shienk731/
Seneek731/
Senekt731/
Seinck731/
Seinik731/
Seinke731/
Zeinek731/
Seynek731/
Sinhik731/
Sitnke731/
Sienec731/
Sineig731/
Dzinek731/
Seneuk731/
Cineck730/
Jineke730/
Sinieg730/
Szineková7112/
Soinekova712/
Scheineuk711/
Szinekova711/
Schinesck711/
Schieneck710/
Sinkova672,139/
Šink67383/
Seesink67359/
Sitnick67180/
Schenek67166/
Sietnik67117/
Chesnek67110/
Soinegg6785/
Jesneck6784/
Sinique6760/
Sieniec6755/
Sitniks6749/
Schaink6746/
Sheinyk6744/
Szinegh6738/
Sheinck6737/
Settnek6737/
Shinick6732/
Shinike6730/
Shinnik6727/
Shincke6727/
Schuink6727/
Suingue6725/
Schinik6718/
Scheink6715/
Seingue6711/
Saingue6711/
Sainick6710/
Sittnik6710/
Shitnik679/
Scitnik679/
Senecke678/
Zsitnik678/
Zeineke676/
Sinicke675/
Sainnik675/
Sineque675/
Soinike675/
Sheinik675/
Shainkh674/
Sheneck674/
Seneike673/
Sinichk672/
Sainuik672/
Sienick672/
Sinkowa672/
Seamnek672/
Shainik672/
Jaineck672/
Siniske672/
Sinaike672/
Sainaik671/
Sainiks671/
Gesneck671/
Zsihnik671/
Zieneik671/
Zieneuk671/
Shuinik671/
Shyneek671/
Shinojk671/
Shenesk671/
Seneskc671/
Sehneck671/
Sheanek671/
Zaineik671/
Shinque671/
Shingue671/
Zieneck671/
Sinigue671/
Sissink671/
Sheneke671/
Shinoik671/
Shyonek671/
Szainik671/
Szysink671/
Djainek671/
Choinek671/
Siten'k671/
Chineik671/
Jaineek671/
Sinegue671/
Shennek671/
Cinecke671/
Sinicks670/
Seneuck670/
Seneyck670/
Shincks670/
Seeneke670/

Sinek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sinek in the Bengali language
সিনেকsineka-
Sinek in the Hindi language
सिनेकsineka-
Sinek in the Oriya language
ସିେନକsienaka-
Sinek in the Russian language
Синекsinek-

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