Ülke Surname

302,457th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ülke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ülke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,2481:62,3575,942
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Ulke (1,089) are calculated separately.

Ülke (288) may also be a first name.

Ülke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ülke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ülke (Arabic: اولك, Hindi: उल्के, Marathi: उलके) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Ulke. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ülke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 302,457th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,806,809 people. The surname Ülke occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Ülke are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Ülke is also the 520,883rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 288 people.

The surname Ülke is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,248 people, or 1 in 62,357. In Turkey Ülke is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Diyarbakir Province, where 13 percent live and Adana Province, where 10 percent live. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Ülke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ülke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ülke surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ulke921,089/
Ülkei8914/
Hülke898/
Ülkey891/
Ilke75338/
Ülki7537/
Hülcker733/
Hulke673,704/
Hilke671,882/
Jilke67234/
Ilkei67204/
Ilkey67200/
Ulkei6761/
Uhlke6728/
Ulkie6721/
Ilkie679/
Illke678/
Ullke677/
Ulkey671/
Ihlke671/
Ielke671/
Uelke670/

Ülke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ülke in the Hindi language
उल्केulke-
Ülke in the Marathi language
उलकेulake-
Ülke in the Arabic language
اولكawlk-

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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 Ülke
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