Yedekçi Surname
Approximately 840 people bear this surname
Yedekçi Surname User-submission:
Yedekçi is an old Bosphorus profession. The one who longs the boats against the current from the land at Istanbul on the Bosphorus. Generally Old Janissaries did this job in the Bosphorus of Istanbul. In another sense, the stronger prisoners in shackles are kept in backup for use during the war.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 839 | 1:92,755 | 8,251 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Yedekci (2) are calculated separately.
Yedekçi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Yedekçi is an old Bosphorus profession. The one who longs the boats against the current from the land at Istanbul on the Bosphorus. Generally Old Janissaries did this job in the Bosphorus of Istanbul. In another sense, the stronger prisoners in shackles are kept in backup for use during the war.
This surname is mostly found in Malatya and the Mediterranean coasts.
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Where Does The Last Name Yedekçi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yedekçi is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Yedekci. For other potential spellings of Yedekçi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yedekçi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yedekçi is the 414,602nd most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. Yedekçi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Yedekçi live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Yedekçi is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 839 people, or 1 in 92,755. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent are found, Corum Province, where 12 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Turkey Yedekçi exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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