Gündüz Surname

5,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gündüz Surname User-submission:

In Turkish Gündüz means 'day', as in the opposite of night.

Gündüz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey111,0901:70185
Germany9861:81,64910,307
Austria2471:34,4755,544
Northern Cyprus1721:1,855206
Switzerland821:100,15810,705
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Günduz (7), Gundüz (2), Gunduz (810) & Gűndűz (1) are calculated separately.

Gündüz (10,490) may also be a first name.

Gündüz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Turkish Gündüz means 'day', as in the opposite of night.

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Gündüz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gündüz (Georgian: გუნდუზ) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Günduz, Gundüz, Gunduz or Gűndűz. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gündüz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gündüz is the 5,021st most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 64,636 people. Gündüz is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Gündüz reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 59,353rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 10,490 people.

The surname Gündüz is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 111,090 people, or 1 in 701. In Turkey Gündüz is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 5 percent reside. Not including Turkey this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Günduz947/
Gundüz942/
Gunduz89810/
Gűndűz891/
Göndüz83415/
Gündüç83402/
Gündüs831/
Gündüzova8041/
Gondoz673/
Gündus671/

Gündüz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gündüz in the Georgian language
გუნდუზgunduz-

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