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 last name Sürek (Hindi: सुरेक, Marathi: सूरेखा, Oriya: ସୁେରକ) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Surek, Šúrek, Šurek or Šůrek. For other potential spellings of Sürek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sürek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 189,068th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,260,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Sürek live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,216 people, or 1 in 35,118. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

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
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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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