Ülkü Surname

52,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ülkü Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ülkü Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9,7521:7,9801,086
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Ülku (1) & Ulku (178) are calculated separately.

Ülkü (36,437) may also be a first name.

Ülkü Last Name Facts

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

Ülkü (Hindi: उल्कु) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Ülku or Ulku. Click here for other possible spellings of Ülkü.

How Common Is The Last Name Ülkü? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,069th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 741,056 people. The last name Ülkü is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Ülkü are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 23,965th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 36,437 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 9,752 people, or 1 in 7,980. In Turkey Ülkü is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Izmir Province, where 10 percent live and Ankara Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ülku921/
Ülk8637/
Ulku83178/
Ayülkü8029/
Ülgü751,634/
Ülke751,255/
Ölkü75313/
Ülki7537/
Ülük751/
Ülküüye732/
Yülcü67755/
Yülek67330/
Ülkei6714/
Ülkey671/

Ülkü Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ülkü in the Hindi language
उल्कुulku-

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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 Ülkü
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