Gülyan Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Gülyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gülyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey351:2,223,46973,459
Switzerland91:912,54658,198

Gülyan (117) may also be a first name.

Gülyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gülyan has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gülyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,944,094th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Gülyan is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Gülyan reside; 41 percent reside in West Asia and 41 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Gülyan is also the 864,112th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 117 people.

The last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 2,223,469. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 86 percent live, Ankara Province, where 9 percent live and Agri Province, where 3 percent live. Outside of Turkey Gülyan occurs in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guljyan7712/
Gulajyan715/
Gilayian711/
Guljan67845/
Giljan6786/
Gilyán6757/
Guuyan671/
Giljean6263/
Gilijan6211/
Giljahn6210/
Guljhan6210/
Guliean625/
Gulijan623/
Ghuljan622/
Giljian622/
Gilihan620/
Guljahan5752/
Gulejian572/
Hgulihan571/
Guljanowa531/
Gulljahan531/
Gilián5065/
Giljon503/
Guljon501/
Gileon500/

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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 Gülyan
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