Yüksel Surname

3,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yüksel Surname User-submission:

The Yüksel surname means 'improve' in Turkish.

Yüksel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey157,3791:49448
Germany1,4141:56,9357,358
Sweden2891:34,0722,779
Northern Cyprus2451:1,302112
Austria1841:46,2807,396
Denmark1511:37,3823,890
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
Switzerland841:97,77310,519
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Norway141:367,30634,015
Finland101:549,67032,186
England61:9,286,343223,652
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Yuksel (2,582) & Yûksel (2) are calculated separately.

Yüksel (141,598) may also be a first name.

Yüksel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Yüksel surname means 'improve' in Turkish.

- murat7450

Yüksel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yüksel (Arabic: يوكسل) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Yuksel or Yûksel. For other possible spellings of Yüksel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yüksel? popularity and diffusion

Yüksel is the 3,498th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 45,557 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Yüksel reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 7,396th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 141,598 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 157,379 people, or 1 in 494. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 10 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Turkey Yüksel occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Yüksel Last Name Statistics demography

Yüksel earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 26.23% less than the national average, earning 255,308 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yuksel942,582/
Yûksel942/
Yücksel922/
Üksel911/
Yükselay86162/
Yöksel83101/
Yoksel833/
Yiksel831/
Yaksel831/
Yükzel831/
Yücsel831/
Jüksel831/
Yükselová805/
Yueksel7781/
Yucksel772/
Yyuksel772/
Yukssel771/
Aksel735,593/
Öksel73350/
Uksel7327/
Eksel7321/
Oksel7316/
Üçsel7310/
Iksel736/
Ayyuksel7133/
Yakisela714/
Yukselay711/
Yekusiel711/
Ouksel671,073/
Yoksul67607/
Akseli67203/
Acksel67157/
Eksell67139/
Aksela67125/
Auksel6795/
Aksell6749/
Ekseli6748/
Ecksel6739/
Iksele6729/
Yuksal6727/
Ayayuksel6718/
Okisel6716/
Oksela679/
Okseli676/
Ay Yuksel674/
Aksele674/
Eksele673/
Yuksil672/
Ikasel672/
Akisel671/
Akösel671/
Yuki Sell671/
Yaksal671/
Yokessele671/
Yuksul671/
Yoksal671/
Okselo671/
Yaksli671/
Yuksle671/
Okssel671/
Ekasel671/
Okesel671/
Eksiel671/

Yüksel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yüksel in the Arabic language
يوكسلywksl-
يوكسيلywksyl-

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