Öbek Surname
Approximately 649 people bear this surname
Öbek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 644 | 1:120,841 | 10,072 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Obek (147) are calculated separately.
Öbek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Öbek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Öbek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﺑﻚ) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Obek. For other possible spellings of Öbek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Öbek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 505,580th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname Öbek is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Öbek reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 644 people, or 1 in 120,841. In Turkey Öbek is mostly found in: Sanliurfa Province, where 48 percent reside, Elazig Province, where 7 percent reside and Kutahya Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obek | 92 | 147 | / |
| Höbek | 89 | 601 | / |
| Ebek | 75 | 1,257 | / |
| Abek | 75 | 330 | / |
| Övek | 75 | 101 | / |
| Habek | 67 | 925 | / |
| Abeck | 67 | 507 | / |
| Obeck | 67 | 224 | / |
| Ebeck | 67 | 132 | / |
| Hobek | 67 | 81 | / |
| Hebek | 67 | 72 | / |
| Abekh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Abeik | 67 | 16 | / |
| Abeïk | 67 | 12 | / |
| Obeak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uibek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oebek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obeik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abekk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebeak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abeuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eubek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebhek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebeuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebekh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ebeik | 67 | 1 | / |
Öbek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Öbek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻭﺑﻚ | awbk | 71.43 |
| ﺍﻭﺑﻚ | awbk | 28.57 |
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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 Öbek
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