Gürgen Surname

66,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gürgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gürgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7,3251:10,6241,390
Germany1721:468,05540,982
Northern Cyprus221:14,5003,711
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Gurgen (139) are calculated separately.

Gürgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gürgen (Georgian: გურგენ) is found most in Turkey. It may also occur as: Gurgen. For other possible spellings of Gürgen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gürgen? popularity and diffusion

Gürgen is the 66,149th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 966,518 people. The last name Gürgen is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Gürgen live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

Gürgen is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 7,325 people, or 1 in 10,624. In Turkey Gürgen is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent live, Izmir Province, where 8 percent live and Ankara Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Turkey it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.

Gürgen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gürgen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.28% more than the national average, earning 513,181 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 207.52% more than the national average, earning R 730,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurgen94139/
Gürgenc922/
Gürgün831,183/
Gürşen831,174/
Gorgen831,071/
Girgen83353/
Gürcen8372/
Gürsen8324/
Gürgön831/
Goergen774,263/
Gorgien7717/
Gürkhen774/
Gorgeen773/
Gürcenk771/
Gourgen771/
Girgn731/
Gurgn731/
Gourguen7131/
Girgin6730,621/
Gorgin67258/
Gürsün67183/
Gorsen67168/
Gorzen67161/
Gürçin67148/
Girşen6786/
Gurgin6776/
Gurgenova6755/
Gursen6730/
Girsen6726/
Gürçem6717/
Gorgén676/
Gürcün675/
Gorcen673/
Gürcin671/
Gurşen671/
Gurgng671/
Gurhen670/

Gürgen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gürgen in the Georgian language
გურგენgurgen-

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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
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  • 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 Gürgen
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