Ergüney Surname
Approximately 907 people bear this surname
Ergüney Surname User-submission:
The Ergüney surname derives from er, which means 'soldier', and güney, which means 'south' in Turkish.
Ergüney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 903 | 1:86,181 | 7,767 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Erguney (6) are calculated separately.
Ergüney Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ergüney surname derives from er, which means 'soldier', and güney, which means 'south' in Turkish.
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Where Does The Last Name Ergüney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ergüney is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Erguney. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ergüney? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ergüney is the 390,407th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 8,034,781 people. The surname Ergüney is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Ergüney reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
Ergüney is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 903 people, or 1 in 86,181. In Turkey Ergüney is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Kocaeli Province, where 16 percent live and Denizli Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erguney | 95 | 6 | / |
| Ergüneyt | 93 | 21 | / |
| Ergüne | 92 | 156 | / |
| Ergünay | 86 | 379 | / |
| Ergünes | 86 | 23 | / |
| Hergüneş | 80 | 23 | / |
| Herguney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ergine | 77 | 56 | / |
| Ergone | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ergune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erginay | 71 | 222 | / |
| Irgüneş | 71 | 120 | / |
| Ergunes | 71 | 57 | / |
| Erguner | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ergunay | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ergúnes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Örgünay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ergünaç | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eurgine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Erghone | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hergünaç | 67 | 26 | / |
| Herguner | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hergunay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erkgunes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ergünağa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ergunaye | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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