Yeyrek Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yeyrek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeyrek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7741:100,5448,778
Germany221:3,659,339158,771

Yeyrek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeyrek is most common in Turkey. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeyrek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 432,326th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Yeyrek are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 774 people, or 1 in 100,544. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 43 percent are found, Siirt Province, where 37 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yerek91176/
Yereke8398/
Yereck8315/
Yerrek831/
Erek803,609/
Yerk80333/
Yerecke772/
Yereick770/
Yeareck770/
Gerek731,772/
Yerke73542/
Eğrek73470/
Yerex73315/
Yeryk73126/
Yerik7384/
Jerek7344/
Errek7335/
Yeark7327/
Yoerk7322/
Iyrek7317/
Yerec7316/
Yereg7315/
Ergek7312/
Yerck733/
Erekh732/
Ierek731/
Ereek731/
Ereak731/
Ereik731/
Ejrek731/
Yehrk730/
Yerrk730/
Yitearek711/
Erk674,301/
Yergue6758/
Yerick6757/
Yearke6754/
Eyrick6744/
Yerike6741/
Yayork6737/
Gerrek6727/
Yerzyk6721/
Jerzek6715/
Yereig6715/
Jereck678/
Yerzik677/
Yerksh677/
Jereke677/
Yerrik673/
Gerekh672/
Ejarek672/
Jaerek671/
Jherek671/
Ejorek671/
Ejreik671/
Gehrek671/
Yesrec671/
Yejork671/
Jerrek671/
Yergec671/
Geirek671/
Yearks670/
Jeraek670/

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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 Yeyrek
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