Örek Surname
Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname
Örek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,204 | 1:64,636 | 6,120 |
| Northern Cyprus | 67 | 1:4,761 | 916 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Orek (136) are calculated separately.
Örek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Örek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Örek occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Orek. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Örek? popularity and diffusion
The last name Örek is the 297,484th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,688,951 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Örek are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
This last name is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,204 people, or 1 in 64,636. In Turkey Örek is primarily concentrated in: Van Province, where 17 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found and Adana Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Turkey it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orek | 92 | 136 | / |
| Öğrek | 89 | 288 | / |
| Erek | 75 | 3,609 | / |
| Arek | 75 | 920 | / |
| Öreg | 75 | 110 | / |
| Harek | 67 | 2,389 | / |
| Orekh | 67 | 1,308 | / |
| Herek | 67 | 1,133 | / |
| Ahrek | 67 | 829 | / |
| Đerek | 67 | 820 | / |
| Eğrek | 67 | 470 | / |
| Oriek | 67 | 298 | / |
| Horek | 67 | 196 | / |
| Eurek | 67 | 194 | / |
| Oreck | 67 | 185 | / |
| Ereck | 67 | 143 | / |
| Hörik | 67 | 142 | / |
| Eriek | 67 | 74 | / |
| Ehrek | 67 | 69 | / |
| Ariek | 67 | 49 | / |
| Errek | 67 | 35 | / |
| Arekh | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ňorek | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aarek | 67 | 14 | / |
| Arhek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Areck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Areek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orrek | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oreek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erekh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Höreg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oerek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ereak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ereik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ereek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Areik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eerek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oreak | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Örek
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