Urbek Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Urbek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Urbek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

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

Urbek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Urbek (Russian: Урбек) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Ürbek. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urbek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Urbek is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Urbek live; 50 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.

The surname Urbek is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 15,564,284. In Turkey Urbek is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 80 percent live and Konya Province, where 20 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ürbek931/
Urbeck9175/
Aurbek9110/
Đurbek919/
Gurbek911/
Hurbek911/
Aurbeck8332/
Hurbeck832/
Gurbeck830/
Urbik80175/
Urbec8029/
Orbek805/
Urbík803/
Irbek803/
Urbekova7767/
Hurbyk73220/
Urbick73186/
Gurbik7353/
Urbäck7327/
Urbiks7319/
Irbeck735/
Orbekk734/
Hurbik733/
Horbek732/
Orzbek732/
Hirbek731/
Gurbyk731/
Oorbeek67149/
Horbeek6775/
Orrbeck6746/
Oorbeck6740/
Gurbick6716/
Horbeck6711/
Urbicks678/
Hirbeck676/
Urbigkt671/
Horbeak671/

Urbek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Urbek in the Russian language
Урбекurbek-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Urbek
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