Gürgün Surname
Approximately 1,183 people bear this surname
Gürgün Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,174 | 1:66,287 | 6,244 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Gürgun (1) & Gurgun (51) are calculated separately.
Gürgün (505) may also be a first name.
Gürgün Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gürgün Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gürgün has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gürgun or Gurgun. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gürgün? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 316,846th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,160,225 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Gürgün live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 376,889th most common forename globally. It is borne by 505 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,174 people, or 1 in 66,287. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Samsun Province, where 10 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gürgun | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gurgun | 89 | 51 | / |
| Gürgen | 83 | 7,540 | / |
| Gürgön | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gürgenc | 77 | 2 | / |
| Girgn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gurgn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Girgin | 67 | 30,621 | / |
| Gorgen | 67 | 1,071 | / |
| Gorgun | 67 | 812 | / |
| Gorgon | 67 | 463 | / |
| Girgen | 67 | 353 | / |
| Gorgin | 67 | 258 | / |
| Gurgen | 67 | 139 | / |
| Gurgon | 67 | 134 | / |
| Gurgin | 67 | 76 | / |
| Gorgén | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gurgng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Girgun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goergen | 62 | 4,263 | / |
| Gourgon | 62 | 212 | / |
| Gourgin | 62 | 21 | / |
| Gorgien | 62 | 17 | / |
| Gorgeen | 62 | 3 | / |
| Goergin | 62 | 3 | / |
| Ghorgon | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gurgaun | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gurgund | 62 | 2 | / |
| Gorgoun | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gourgen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Goorgin | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gurgung | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gurgune | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gorggin | 62 | 0 | / |
| Gourguen | 57 | 31 | / |
| Goehrgin | 57 | 4 | / |
| Guringin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gourgund | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gurgenova | 53 | 55 | / |
| Guringgin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gourgound | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gorgoń | 50 | 1,816 | / |
| Gurgoń | 50 | 18 | / |
| Gurgum | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gürgün
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