Günay Surname

9,099th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Günay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Günay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey61,4721:1,266182
Germany4941:162,96719,323
Northern Cyprus1141:2,798399
Austria781:109,17215,555
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Estonia121:110,15019,471
England91:6,190,895170,599
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Gunay (2,742) are calculated separately.

Günay (79,411) may also be a first name.

Günay Last Name Facts

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

Günay (Hindi: गुनया, Marathi: गुणाय, Oriya: ଗୁନାୟ) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Gunay. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Günay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,099th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 117,030 people. Günay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Günay reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 12,447th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 79,411 people.

The surname Günay is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 61,472 people, or 1 in 1,266. In Turkey Günay is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Not including Turkey it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Günay Last Name Statistics demography

Günay earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.7% less than the national average, earning 298,682 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunay932,742/
Günayi9133/
Güney8070,963/
Gonay80457/
Ginay80335/
Günad8079/
Gühna8025/
Güneyi73404/
Gunaya73294/
Gusnay73133/
Gonnay73128/
Gaunay73127/
Gunaye7375/
Gunayi7366/
Gunnay7353/
Ginaya7351/
Ghonay7337/
Gunajy7315/
Güneuy7311/
Ginayu7311/
Gounay739/
Gunayu739/
Ginaay734/
Güngaa734/
Gunaiy734/
Gungay733/
Gonaye732/
Gunhay732/
Ginayi732/
Gonaya732/
Ginahy731/
Ginaye731/
Goonay731/
Gonayo731/
Gumnay731/
Gunayo731/
Ginayo731/
Gona6722,569/
Gony6721,639/
Gina6718,619/
Guna6714,682/
Ghinaiy67645/
Güne67313/
Gounaya67273/
Guny67246/
Gunayah6774/
Gunnayi6734/
Ginayah6732/
Gunnaya6725/
Güneyiz6717/
Gonayee6713/
Gounaye6711/
Gahunay678/
Ghounay674/
Gonnaya673/
Gaunnay673/
Gungaya672/
Gunayat672/
Güni672/
Goonaya671/
Ngounay671/
Goungay671/
Góna671/
Ghuinay671/
Ghunnay671/
Gungayi671/

Günay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Günay in the Oriya language
ଗୁନାୟgunaya-
Günay in the Hindi language
गुनयाgunaya50
गुनयgunaya25
गुनायgunaya25
Günay in the Marathi language
गुणायgunaya44.44
गुनयgunaya22.22
गुनायgunaya22.22
गुणयgunaya11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Günay
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