Sürek Surname

189,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sürek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sürek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,2161:35,1183,721
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

The alternate forms: Surek (1,458), Šúrek (53), Šurek (22) & Šůrek (5) are calculated separately.

Sürek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sürek (Hindi: सुरेक, Marathi: सूरेखा, Oriya: ସୁେରକ) is found most in Turkey. It may also appear as: Surek, Šúrek, Šurek or Šůrek. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sürek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 189,068th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,260,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Sürek are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,216 people, or 1 in 35,118. In Turkey Sürek is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 9 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Surek931,458/
Šúrek8753/
Šurek8722/
Šůrek875/
Sorek80870/
Cürek80128/
Zürek802/
Schüreck776/
Szurek731,680/
Siurek73570/
Surekh73443/
Sureck73284/
Shirek73264/
Sourek73225/
Szorek73203/
Shurek7350/
Zsurek7340/
Sureke7340/
Shorek7329/
Saurek7323/
Surgek7322/
Soreck7319/
Suriek7317/
Szirek7315/
Scirek733/
Soriek732/
Sürgec732/
Züreyk731/
Schürheck71104/
Schurek67288/
Shourek6792/
Schorek6733/
Schůrek6719/
Schirek6716/
Surzhek6713/
Saureke678/
Shoorek676/
Szoreck676/
Shaurek675/
Shureck674/
Shorekh672/
Surgeck671/
Szureck671/
Shoreck671/
Shirekh671/
Sheurek671/
Surekhe671/
Sorreck670/

Sürek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sürek in the Hindi language
सुरेकsureka-
Sürek in the Oriya language
ସୁେରକsueraka50
ଶୁେରକsueraka25
ସୁେରକାsueraka25
Sürek in the Marathi language
सूरेखाsurekha50
सुरेकsureka50

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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
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  • 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 Sürek
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