Zeyrek Surname
Approximately 9,867 people bear this surname
Zeyrek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 9,582 | 1:8,122 | 1,106 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| Austria | 56 | 1:152,061 | 20,229 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Zeyrek (150) may also be a first name.
Zeyrek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zeyrek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zeyrek (Russian: Зейрек) is found most in Turkey. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zeyrek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 51,907th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 738,578 people. The last name Zeyrek is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Zeyrek are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 752,187th most common first name worldwide, held by 150 people.
The surname Zeyrek is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 9,582 people, or 1 in 8,122. In Turkey Zeyrek is most prevalent in: Sirnak Province, where 21 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live and Ankara Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Turkey it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zeyrek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zeyrek in the Russian language | ||
| Зейрек | zejrek | - |
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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 Zeyrek
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