Güney Surname

8,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Güney Surname User-submission:

The Güney surname comes from the Turkish word güney, meaning 'south'.

Güney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey70,0201:1,111159
Germany4911:163,96219,425
Northern Cyprus2441:1,307116
Austria651:131,00717,994
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Guney (1,216) are calculated separately.

Güney (4,759) may also be a first name.

Güney Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Güney surname comes from the Turkish word güney, meaning 'south'.

- xinan

The Güney surname means 'south direction'.

- zynpgny

Güney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Güney is most common in Turkey. It can be found as: Guney. For other potential spellings of Güney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Güney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Güney is the 8,001st most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 102,695 people. The surname Güney occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Güney live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 99,191st most widely held first name worldwide, held by 4,759 people.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 70,020 people, or 1 in 1,111. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 7 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Turkey Güney exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Güney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

Güney earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 45.81% less than the national average, earning 187,536 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guney931,216/
Güneyi91404/
Güneuy9111/
Güne89313/
Güneyiz8317/
Günay8062,271/
Güneç801,488/
Goney80613/
Gühne80459/
Günez80235/
Günet80129/
Giney8061/
Günee8032/
Günge801/
Gauney73367/
Gooney73196/
Güneeş73112/
Gunney73105/
Goneye7368/
Goneya7368/
Gumney7336/
Guneya7334/
Günayi7333/
Gonney7331/
Gouney7316/
Gühner7311/
Guneyi737/
Goeney732/
Güness731/
Goneyy731/
Güneis731/
Günesş731/
Güneşs731/
Güneşş731/
Günhep731/
Guneye731/
Guneyo731/
Guneyt731/
Goneyo731/
Gühnes731/
Gutney731/
Gungey731/
Nguney731/
Gone6721,853/
Gony6721,639/
Gune6717,522/
Ghunney672,768/
Gine672,014/
Gautney67854/
Guny67246/
Gausney6715/
Goutney678/
Ngouney672/
Güni672/
Ghouney672/
Gunheya671/
Gauhney671/
Gunneya671/
Goungey671/
Goehney670/
Gumneys670/
Gousney670/
Gusnney670/

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