Ertuğ Surname

138,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Ertuğ Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ertuğ Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3,1511:24,6972,822
Northern Cyprus801:3,988706
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Ertug (45) are calculated separately.

Ertuğ (1,019) may also be a first name.

Ertuğ Last Name Facts

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

Ertuğ occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Ertug. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ertuğ? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ertuğ is the 138,407th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,254,113 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Ertuğ are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Ertuğ is also the 251,554th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 1,019 people.

The last name Ertuğ is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,151 people, or 1 in 24,697. In Turkey Ertuğ is most frequent in: Kocaeli Province, where 18 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Turkey Ertuğ occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ertug9345/
Ertuğa9134/
Ertuhğa831/
Artuğ80860/
Ertuç80381/
Ortuğ8033/
Ertuc8010/
Erduğ808/
Ertağ802/
Erutku7369/
Ertoğa7319/
Eritgu7319/
Ertyuk731/
Yartuğ731/
Ertuke731/
Ertuch731/
Ertugay67249/
Ertoğay6725/
Heurtau6718/
Eretyuk679/
Ertuyak674/
Ertk672/
Erituak671/
Ertg671/
Eirhtug671/
Heurtaux621,124/
Heurtaut62240/
Heurteux62137/
Heurtaud6224/
Heurthault531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ertuğ
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