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Where Does The Last Name Yelek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yelek is found most in Turkey. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 308,737^th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,963,622 people. The last name Yelek occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Yelek live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 55 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,295,729^th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 58 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 957 people, or 1 in 81,318. In Turkey Yelek is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 31 percent live, Kocaeli Province, where 25 percent live and Giresun Province, where 14 percent live. Not including Turkey this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Yelek Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Yelek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yelek surname increased 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yelek Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Yelek are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yelek earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.6% less than the national average, earning $29,081 USD per year.