Değirmencioğlu Surname

112,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Değirmencioğlu Surname User-submission:

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

Değirmencioğlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,9881:19,5142,327
Northern Cyprus1211:2,636364
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Degirmencioglu (73) are calculated separately.

Değirmencioğlu 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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Değirmencioğlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Değirmencioğlu is most common in Turkey. It may also occur as a variant: Degirmencioglu. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Değirmencioğlu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Değirmencioğlu is the 112,602nd most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,771,832 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Değirmencioğlu reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 3,988 people, or 1 in 19,514. In Turkey Değirmencioğlu is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 8 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degirmencioglu9573/
Değermencioğlu931/
Değirmancioğlu931/
Degermencioglu7939/
Degirmancioglu799/
Degırmencıoglu711/
Degirmancioglü711/

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