Değirmenci Surname

15,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Değirmenci Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Turkish word for 'windmill'. The suranme means 'windmill owners', 'windmill operator sons'.

Değirmenci Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey36,6321:2,124309
Northern Cyprus1181:2,703380
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Degirmenci (944) & Dégirmenci (1) are calculated separately.

Değirmenci Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Turkish word for 'windmill'. The suranme means 'windmill owners', 'windmill operator sons'.

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Değirmenci Last Name Facts

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

The last name Değirmenci is found most frequently in Turkey. It can appear as a variant: Degirmenci or Dégirmenci. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Değirmenci? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 15,147th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 198,220 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Değirmenci live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 36,632 people, or 1 in 2,124. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degirmenci97944/
Dégirmenci931/
Değermenci901,410/
Değirmanci90227/
Deigirmenci861/
Degirimenci861/
Degermenci8052/
Degirmence801/
Degirminci801/
Degirmenđži761/

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