Şevketoğlu Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Şevketoğlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Şevketoğlu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1631:477,43227,559
Northern Cyprus981:3,255507
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Sevketoglu (2) are calculated separately.

Şevketoğlu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Şevketoğlu has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can be rendered as: Sevketoglu. Click here for further possible spellings of Şevketoğlu.

How Common Is The Last Name Şevketoğlu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Şevketoğlu is the 983,245th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Şevketoğlu reside; 57 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass.

The last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 477,432. In Turkey Şevketoğlu is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 32 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 28 percent reside and Van Province, where 13 percent reside. Other than Turkey this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 37 percent reside and Romania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sevketoglu932/
Sevketogulu761/
Sefketoglou674/
Sefket-Oglu671/
Sefkatoglu6012/

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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 Şevketoğlu
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