Gençtürk Surname

65,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gençtürk Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the surname Gençtürk is 'young Turk'.

Gençtürk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7,6431:10,1821,345
Northern Cyprus271:11,8153,048
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Malta11:430,2723,380
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Genctürk (53), Gençturk (1) & Gencturk (33) are calculated separately.

Gençtürk (12) may also be a first name.

Gençtürk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the surname Gençtürk is 'young Turk'.

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Gençtürk Last Name Facts

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

Gençtürk is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Genctürk, Gençturk or Gencturk. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gençtürk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,080th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 949,270 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Gençtürk are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Gençtürk is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 7,643 people, or 1 in 10,182. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Bursa Province, where 6 percent live. Aside from Turkey it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Genctürk9653/
Gençturk961/
Gencturk9233/
Genctruk751/
Genchtyurk676/

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