Üstek Surname

282,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Üstek Surname User-submission:

The Üstek surname means 'sublime'. But this surname was made by combining two Turkish words üst and tek. The word üst means 'top', and tek means 'the only'. So the combined word means 'the only one at the top'.

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Üstek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,3601:57,2225,557
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ustek (20) are calculated separately.

Üstek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Üstek surname means 'sublime'. But this surname was made by combining two Turkish words üst and tek. The word üst means 'top', and tek means 'the only'. So the combined word means 'the only one at the top'.

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Üstek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Üstek is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ustek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Üstek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 282,966th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,350,621 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Üstek are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

Üstek is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,360 people, or 1 in 57,222. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Sirnak Province, where 23 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent live and Tekirdag Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Turkey this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ustek9320/
Istek803,167/
Ostek8071/
Üztek8023/
Üçtek8015/
Gustek73210/
Hustek73160/
Hostek7390/
Usttek7332/
Ishtek7317/
Isteak7313/
Isstek731/
Istekh731/
Isteek731/
Usteke731/
Usteck730/
Husztek6764/
Houstek6716/
Hisstek6710/
Husteck676/
Ishteak674/
Haustek672/
Isteakh672/
Oosteyk671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Üstek
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