Gencoglan Surname

542,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gencoglan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gencoglan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5771:134,87210,966
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gençoğlan (15) are calculated separately.

Gencoglan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gencoglan occurs most in Turkey. It can occur as a variant: Gençoğlan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gencoglan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 542,091st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Gencoglan are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 134,872. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 38 percent reside, Osmaniye Province, where 24 percent reside and Adana Province, where 20 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gençoğlan9315/

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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
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  • 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 Gencoglan
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