Yeyrek Surname
Approximately 796 people bear this surname
Yeyrek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 774 | 1:100,544 | 8,778 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
Yeyrek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeyrek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yeyrek is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeyrek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 432,326th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,155,208 people. The last name 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.
The last name Yeyrek is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 774 people, or 1 in 100,544. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 43 percent are found, Siirt Province, where 37 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerek | 91 | 176 | / |
| Yereke | 83 | 98 | / |
| Yereck | 83 | 15 | / |
| Yerrek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Erek | 80 | 3,609 | / |
| Yerk | 80 | 333 | / |
| Yerecke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yereick | 77 | 0 | / |
| Yeareck | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gerek | 73 | 1,772 | / |
| Yerke | 73 | 542 | / |
| Eğrek | 73 | 470 | / |
| Yerex | 73 | 315 | / |
| Yeryk | 73 | 126 | / |
| Yerik | 73 | 84 | / |
| Jerek | 73 | 44 | / |
| Errek | 73 | 35 | / |
| Yeark | 73 | 27 | / |
| Yoerk | 73 | 22 | / |
| Iyrek | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yerec | 73 | 16 | / |
| Yereg | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ergek | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yerck | 73 | 3 | / |
| Erekh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ierek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ereek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ereak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ereik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ejrek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yehrk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yerrk | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yitearek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erk | 67 | 4,301 | / |
| Yergue | 67 | 58 | / |
| Yerick | 67 | 57 | / |
| Yearke | 67 | 54 | / |
| Eyrick | 67 | 44 | / |
| Yerike | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yayork | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gerrek | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yerzyk | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jerzek | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yereig | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jereck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yerzik | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yerksh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jereke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yerrik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gerekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejarek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaerek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jherek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejorek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejreik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gehrek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yesrec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yejork | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jerrek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yergec | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geirek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yearks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jeraek | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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