Giresun Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Giresun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giresun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3491:222,98415,939
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Giresun Last Name Facts

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

Giresun (Russian: Гиресун) is found most in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Giresun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giresun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 777,192nd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Giresun are found; 62 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Giresun is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 222,984. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 40 percent reside, Sinop Province, where 17 percent reside and Ordu Province, where 11 percent reside. Other than Turkey it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Giresun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girasun86120/
Gireson8613/
Güresun869/
Iresund864/
Geresun862/
Guresun861/
Girisgun805/
Gireyson801/
Geretsun801/
Ireson772,236/
Gereson7187/
Girison7154/
Seresun7139/
Eresund7126/
Hireson7113/
Gerasun715/
Ihreson713/
Ireason712/
Sirisun711/
Iresson710/
Ireyson710/
Irieson710/
Heretsun67196/
Ejresund6723/
Gerezhun679/
Järesund678/
Iorisuun677/
Cheresun672/
Gereshon672/
Girrison671/
Gereshausen671/
Hirreson671/
Irisaunq671/
Gerheson671/
Girayson670/

Giresun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Giresun in the Russian language
Гиресунgiresun-

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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 Giresun
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