Yekeler Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yekeler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekeler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5481:142,01011,386
Belgium131:884,35769,774
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Yekeler Last Name Facts

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

Yekeler occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekeler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 559,940th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Yekeler are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 548 people, or 1 in 142,010. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 33 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 13 percent reside and Agri Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yekele92306/
Ekeler92200/
Gekeler861,093/
Eckeler8644/
Iekeler8619/
Eikeler8614/
Yekkele8614/
Jekeler863/
Eekeler860/
Ekele839,741/
Geckeler80488/
Eickeler8099/
Eyckeler8037/
Goekeler8013/
Yetkiler8013/
Yekela77322/
Ekeleh7758/
Yekile7748/
Jekele7741/
Yekeli7715/
Ekkele778/
Ekeale777/
Ekelge773/
Ekeile771/
Ekelea771/
Ekhele771/
Gekele771/
Yekely771/
Eckele770/
Goeckeler75125/
Hoeckeler757/
Eijckeler756/
Hiekele7175/
Yekkeli7127/
Geceler7125/
Yekkela719/
Yechele712/
Yeckely711/
Jekiler711/
Yeskile711/
Yekheli711/
Yekelia711/
Yekelyo711/
Ekeli67910/
Ekile67168/
Eicheler6750/
Yeykelis677/
Eqele671/
Ekely671/
Yekhelli671/

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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 Yekeler
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