Günek Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Günek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Günek Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6041:128,84310,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gunek (46) are calculated separately.

Günek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Günek occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Gunek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Günek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 532,873rd most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Günek are found; 95 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 604 people, or 1 in 128,843. In Turkey Günek is most common in: Kayseri Province, where 34 percent live, Erzurum Province, where 9 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Apart from Turkey Günek is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunek9346/
Güneyk9134/
Gonek80270/
Ginek8037/
Günec801/
Goneck733/
Guneck731/
Goonek731/
Goniek731/
Gunnek731/
Gouneke671/
Gunneck670/
Guthnek670/
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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 Günek
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