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 last name Zeyrek (Russian: Зейрек) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zeyrek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,907th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 738,578 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Zeyrek reside; 86 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 752,187th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 150 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 9,582 people, or 1 in 8,122. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Sirnak Province, where 21 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey Zeyrek occurs 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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