Gençalp Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Gençalp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gençalp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8321:93,5358,314
Northern Cyprus251:12,7603,292

The alternate forms: Gencalp (11) are calculated separately.

Gençalp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gençalp occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gencalp. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gençalp? popularity and diffusion

It is the 408,080th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Gençalp live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 832 people, or 1 in 93,535. In Turkey Gençalp is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 30 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 20 percent reside and Malatya Province, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gencalp9511/
Gençal921,307/
Gençaylı801/
Genchalp801/
Gençol77611/
Günçal7799/
Gencal7717/
Gensal777/
Genzal771/
Encalp771/
Genzale71292/
Gensale71105/
Genseal71104/
Gndzalp712/
Genjalt711/
Guenchal6713/
Gnjal671/
Gendzhal671/
Guenzale670/

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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 Gençalp
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