Yelken Surname
Approximately 4,445 people bear this surname
Yelken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4,247 | 1:18,324 | 2,195 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Yelken (32) may also be a first name.
Yelken Demographics
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Yelken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yelken (Russian: Йелкен) is most common in Turkey. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yelken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelken? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 105,338th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,639,493 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Yelken are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Yelken is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 32 people.
This surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 4,247 people, or 1 in 18,324. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Konya Province, where 6 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Turkey this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.
Yelken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yelken surname are 49.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 96.43% registered to vote for the party.
Yelken earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $49,852 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelkent | 92 | 4 | / |
| Elken | 91 | 650 | / |
| Giyelken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jelken | 83 | 266 | / |
| Yelkin | 83 | 257 | / |
| Eilken | 83 | 133 | / |
| Aelken | 83 | 20 | / |
| Gelken | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yeşilkent | 80 | 52 | / |
| Elkn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gehlken | 77 | 422 | / |
| Yelkina | 77 | 50 | / |
| Heilken | 77 | 45 | / |
| Hoelken | 77 | 27 | / |
| Uehlken | 77 | 24 | / |
| Hielken | 77 | 13 | / |
| Yel'kin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Geilken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyelkin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gielken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Elkin | 73 | 15,945 | / |
| Elkyn | 73 | 1,091 | / |
| Elkün | 73 | 92 | / |
| Jelkn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gehlcken | 71 | 13 | / |
| Jyelkina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elkina | 67 | 8,745 | / |
| Elkyna | 67 | 1,251 | / |
| Jelkin | 67 | 81 | / |
| Gelkin | 67 | 10 | / |
| El'kin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gelkén | 67 | 4 | / |
| Elkinn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ailken | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jelkne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uilken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eilkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Elckin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ellkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ielkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jelkem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yelcin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oelkin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oilken | 67 | 0 | / |
| Aelkin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ealkin | 67 | 0 | / |
Yelken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yelken in the Russian language | ||
| Йелкен | jelken | - |
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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
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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 Yelken
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