Gülen Surname

26,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gülen Surname User-submission:

A Turkish surname, meaning 'smiling'.

Gülen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey20,2621:3,841542
Germany1171:688,08152,903
Denmark511:110,68110,317
Northern Cyprus371:8,6222,131
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Gulen (743) are calculated separately.

Gülen (8,153) may also be a first name.

Gülen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Turkish surname, meaning 'smiling'.

- bdemirsoy

Gülen Last Name Facts

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

Gülen (Hindi: गुलेन, Marathi: गुळेण, Oriya: ଗୁେଲନ) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Gulen. Click here for further possible spellings of Gülen.

How Common Is The Last Name Gülen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gülen is the 26,212th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 355,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Gülen are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 79 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Gülen is also the 70,189th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 8,153 people.

This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 20,262 people, or 1 in 3,841. In Turkey Gülen is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent live, Bolu Province, where 6 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Gülen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gülen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gülen surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulen93743/
Gülenc9128/
Gühlen9115/
Güllen9112/
Gülhen911/
Golen801,308/
Gülün80307/
Gilen80299/
Gülem80278/
Gülin8047/
Gülhn801/
Guleng731,575/
Gullen731,000/
Goelen73450/
Gollen73288/
Gaulen73236/
Goolen73146/
Gulien7380/
Ghulen7363/
Gülink7356/
Golien7344/
Gülünk7338/
Guslen7313/
Gilien736/
Gulent735/
Gutlen734/
Goleen732/
Gihlen732/
Gülünc732/
Gileen731/
Guleen731/
Gilenn731/
Gulhen731/
Ngulen731/
Golenn731/
Goln67614/
Gilienė67372/
Goulien67178/
Ghielen67171/
Gullien6763/
Goehlen6742/
Goulhen6730/
Gollien6729/
Gaulien6725/
Guln6719/
Gulleng6716/
Gulleen678/
Goellen675/
Ghillen674/
Gutleng673/
Guullen673/
Gutllen672/
Gulllen672/
Ngoulen672/
Ghilien671/
Gheulen671/
Gullenn671/
Goulent671/
Gaulaen671/
Gullent671/
Gulheen671/
Gulenne671/
Goulaen670/
Golleen670/
Gauleen670/
Gutlene670/

Gülen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gülen in the Hindi language
गुलेनgulena-
Gülen in the Oriya language
ଗୁେଲନguelana87.5
ଗୁେଲନ୍guelan12.5
Gülen in the Marathi language
गुळेणgulena66.67
गुलेनgulena33.33

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