Yolek Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yolek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yolek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Yolek (18) may also be a first name.

Yolek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yolek (Marathi: योलेक) occurs most in Turkey. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yolek.

How Common Is The Last Name Yolek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Yolek are found; 54 percent are found in West Asia and 54 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Yolek is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name globally, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 11,117,346. In Turkey Yolek is primarily concentrated in: Denizli Province, where 86 percent live and Aydin Province, where 14 percent live. Besides Turkey this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoleke9175/
Yiolek9114/
Yoolek9111/
Ylek892/
Yolleck8354/
Hylek80150/
Yilek80123/
Yalek8042/
Eylek8039/
Jolek8017/
Yolik8010/
Yolyk806/
Yolex801/
Yllek801/
Heylek7364/
Geylek7332/
Yaleke7327/
Yolike7324/
Hyleck7323/
Joleik7317/
Oyleke7313/
Gaylek736/
Yallek735/
Joilek735/
Joylek735/
Huylek734/
Ieolek732/
Yahlek731/
Aiolek731/
Yooleg731/
Elek6711,258/
Ylyk671,174/
Ilek67779/
Yolkova6723/
Hayleck6720/
Yollick6716/
Ojoleck6710/
Ylekova672/
Joleske672/
Jlek671/
Ylec671/
Yleg671/
Yholick671/

Yolek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yolek in the Marathi language
योलेकyoleka-

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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 Yolek
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