Değirmenci Surname
Approximately 36,765 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 36,632 | 1:2,124 | 309 |
| Northern Cyprus | 118 | 1:2,703 | 380 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
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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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degirmenci | 97 | 944 | / |
| Dégirmenci | 93 | 1 | / |
| Değermenci | 90 | 1,410 | / |
| Değirmanci | 90 | 227 | / |
| Deigirmenci | 86 | 1 | / |
| Degirimenci | 86 | 1 | / |
| Degermenci | 80 | 52 | / |
| Degirmence | 80 | 1 | / |
| Degirminci | 80 | 1 | / |
| Degirmenđži | 76 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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