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 borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zeyrek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zeyrek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 51,907th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 738,578 people. The last name Zeyrek is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Zeyrek reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Zeyrek is also the 752,187th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 150 people.
The last name is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 9,582 people, or 1 in 8,122. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Sirnak Province, where 21 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.
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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