Where Does The Last Name Gülen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gülen (Hindi: गुलेन, Marathi: गुळेण, Oriya: ଗୁେଲନ) occurs most in Turkey. It can be found as a variant: Gulen. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gülen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 26,212^th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 355,057 people. The last name Gülen occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Gülen reside; 79 percent reside in West Asia and 79 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 70,189^th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 8,153 people.

Gülen is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 20,262 people, or 1 in 3,841. In Turkey Gülen is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent are found, Bolu Province, where 6 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Turkey Gülen is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Gülen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gülen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gülen surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.