Yelke Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Yelke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 123 | 1:6,236,304 | 144,239 |
| Turkey | 51 | 1:1,525,910 | 59,107 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yelke (19) may also be a first name.
Yelke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yelke (Marathi: येळके) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,286,243rd most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Yelke are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Yelke is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 19 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 6,236,304. In India Yelke is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Aside from India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelkey | 91 | 4 | / |
| Oyelke | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yelkie | 91 | 0 | / |
| Elke | 89 | 635 | / |
| Yelk | 89 | 268 | / |
| Oelke | 80 | 3,080 | / |
| Jelke | 80 | 242 | / |
| Yelka | 80 | 190 | / |
| Gelke | 80 | 176 | / |
| Elkey | 80 | 133 | / |
| Yelki | 80 | 92 | / |
| Elcke | 80 | 22 | / |
| Eelke | 80 | 14 | / |
| Elkei | 80 | 11 | / |
| Elhke | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ellke | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elkea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yelks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yellk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eilke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yelce | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ielke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ealke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Uelke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Elkhe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Yelkheïr | 77 | 1 | / |
| Elk | 75 | 2,789 | / |
| Geilke | 73 | 131 | / |
| Heilke | 73 | 79 | / |
| Gehlke | 73 | 75 | / |
| Haelke | 73 | 69 | / |
| Huelke | 73 | 52 | / |
| Yhelka | 73 | 38 | / |
| Yelkid | 73 | 28 | / |
| Eilkes | 73 | 22 | / |
| Goelke | 73 | 19 | / |
| Eilker | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hielke | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yelkai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Oyleke | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jelkie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Elkeey | 73 | 5 | / |
| Gelhke | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yielky | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ayalke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yellka | 73 | 3 | / |
| Elkhey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ehlcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelkey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyelka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ealeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oellke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yelkca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelkeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eileke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaylke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gelkey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eilkie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelkea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jellke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Heelke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jielke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Healke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jelk | 67 | 260 | / |
| Heilker | 67 | 208 | / |
| Elkh | 67 | 176 | / |
| Elki | 67 | 135 | / |
| Yelkaya | 67 | 130 | / |
| Gelk | 67 | 75 | / |
| Goehlke | 67 | 42 | / |
| Haehlke | 67 | 26 | / |
| Oehlcke | 67 | 21 | / |
| Elky | 67 | 20 | / |
| Heahlke | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hielkje | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yelkich | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yelkova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yelg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oehhlke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elkq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ielk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeleheg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelkhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayelche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hielker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hawelke | 67 | 0 | / |
Yelke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yelke in the Marathi language | ||
| येळके | yelake | 57.35 |
| येलके | yelake | 42.65 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yelke
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