Yeniçeri Surname
Approximately 3,994 people bear this surname
Yeniçeri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,931 | 1:19,797 | 2,352 |
| Northern Cyprus | 57 | 1:5,597 | 1,167 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Yeniceri (93) & Yeničeri (1) are calculated separately.
Yeniçeri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeniçeri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yeniçeri is found most in Turkey. It may also be found as: Yeniceri or Yeničeri. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeniçeri? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 115,574th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,824,623 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Yeniçeri live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,931 people, or 1 in 19,797. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent are found, Hatay Province, where 12 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 12 percent are found. Other than Turkey Yeniçeri exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeniceri | 96 | 93 | / |
| Yeničeri | 96 | 1 | / |
| Geniçeri | 88 | 17 | / |
| Jeniçeri | 88 | 10 | / |
| Jeniçerri | 82 | 3 | / |
| Yenitcheri | 78 | 1 | / |
| Enicerio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeniceri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeniceare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jenisheri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enisere | 67 | 50 | / |
| Jenishehri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Enesiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enecerio | 63 | 70 | / |
| Eneserio | 63 | 52 | / |
| Ennesyri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Enneseri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ennissery | 59 | 1 | / |
| Enisire | 53 | 3 | / |
| Enesere | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ennesyry | 50 | 4 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Yeniçeri
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