Değer Surname

33,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Değer Surname User-submission:

Turkish surname meaning 'worthy' or 'valuable'. Very common in the Cizre region

Değer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey15,9751:4,871701
Northern Cyprus611:5,2301,063
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Deger (1,956) are calculated separately.

Değer (690) may also be a first name.

Değer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Turkish surname meaning 'worthy' or 'valuable'. Very common in the Cizre region

- Philip

Değer Last Name Facts

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

Değer is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Deger. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Değer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Değer is the 33,105th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 454,194 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Değer are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 314,827th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 690 people.

The surname Değer is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 15,975 people, or 1 in 4,871. In Turkey Değer is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent are found, Sirnak Province, where 12 percent are found and Mardin Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Turkey this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deger931,956/
Diğer80344/
Degeer73773/
Degera73701/
Daeger73218/
Dieger73189/
Degeri73154/
Deiger73129/
Degear73126/
Degery7375/
Degere7344/
Dueger7344/
Degero7323/
Doeger739/
Deeger733/
Dogeer732/
Dugeer731/
Degeur731/
Degeir731/
Dageer731/
de Geer67304/
Degeare67299/
Dweiger6758/
Deegear6751/
Degeere6734/
Deweger6718/
Degiere6716/
Degearo6711/
Diegere679/
Degerio678/
da Geer671/
Dhegere671/
Degeore671/
Degiera671/
Dheeger671/
de Gear671/
Degeuer670/
Deaiger670/
Degeure670/
Deegeer670/

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Footnotes

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