Gülenay Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Gülenay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gülenay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4091:190,27214,182
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Northern Cyprus231:13,8703,613
Germany191:4,237,129172,669

The alternate forms: Gulenay (12) are calculated separately.

Gülenay (897) may also be a first name.

Gülenay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gülenay is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gulenay. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gülenay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 631,297th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. The last name Gülenay occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Gülenay are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 271,225th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 897 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 190,272. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Hatay Province, where 13 percent live, Ankara Province, where 12 percent live and Antalya Province, where 10 percent live. Beside Turkey it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 7 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulenay9512/
Gülgenay9321/
Gülinay861/
Gilenay860/
Gilhenay800/
Gullenay800/
Golena77187/
Gulena7727/
Gilena7710/
Goleynaya752/
Gollena712,165/
Gulenga71227/
Gullena71131/
Golenha7157/
Gulgena717/
Guslena716/
Gileney715/
Golinay713/
Nguleny713/
Golenoa712/
Golenea712/
Guleena712/
Goleena711/
Gholena711/
Goleney711/
Gulenaz711/
Gülengi711/
Güleniş711/
Goleana711/
Gulhena711/
Gileeny711/
Gulenaj711/
Gulanay711/
Giliena711/
Golleny710/
Gileany710/
Gilheny710/
Gilheany67321/
Golainay6786/
Gulingay6745/
Gilheney6715/
Gollenaa674/
Goleynyy673/
Ng'uleny671/
Gulainay671/
Gouleina671/
Goleniya671/
Gülenher671/
Gilhenny670/
Gilheeny670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gülenay
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