Güleç Surname

13,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Güleç Surname User-submission:

A Turkish surname, meaning 'smiling'.

Güleç Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey39,9921:1,946291
Northern Cyprus641:4,985982
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Gülec (464), Guleç (1) & Gulec (417) are calculated separately.

Güleç (121) may also be a first name.

Güleç Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Turkish surname, meaning 'smiling'.

- bdemirsoy

Güleç Last Name Facts

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

Güleç is most common in Turkey. It can also be rendered as: Gülec, Guleç or Gulec. Click here for other potential spellings of Güleç.

How Common Is The Last Name Güleç? popularity and diffusion

The surname Güleç is the 13,911th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 181,757 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Güleç reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Güleç is also the 848,089th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 121 people.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 39,992 people, or 1 in 1,946. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live, Bursa Province, where 12 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Apart from Turkey this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gülec93464/
Guleç931/
Gülgeç911,002/
Gulec87417/
Güleçay8314/
Gülek801,830/
Gülez801,480/
Gülaç801,029/
Göleç80557/
Gülüç80385/
Küleç80175/
Gülke8094/
Güles8012/
Gülçay73319/
Güllaç73198/
Gühlke73120/
Güllek7348/
Güleke731/
Gülece731/
Güleşce67510/
Glek67136/
Güls67100/
Gülk6739/
Gühlcke6737/
Gülecke672/
Gleg672/
Gülesci672/
Glec671/
Gülz671/

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