Ergünay Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ergünay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ergünay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3701:210,32815,252
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ergunay (7) are calculated separately.

Ergünay (48) may also be a first name.

Ergünay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ergünay is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Ergunay. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ergünay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ergünay is the 755,622nd most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Ergünay live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Ergünay is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 48 people.

Ergünay is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 210,328. In Turkey Ergünay is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent are found, Erzurum Province, where 8 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ergunay957/
Ergüney86907/
Erginay86222/
Örgünay861/
Ergünaç861/
Hergünaç8026/
Ergüneyt8021/
Hergunay803/
Ergunaye801/
Ergünağa801/
Ergina771,913/
Ergüne77156/
Ergünes7123/
Hergina7112/
Erguney716/
Erginağ711/
Ergouna711/
Eurgina711/
Hergüneş6723/
Herguney671/

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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
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  • 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 Ergünay
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