Gürleyen Surname

162,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Gürleyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gürleyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,6391:29,4893,269
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Gurleyen (20) are calculated separately.

Gürleyen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gürleyen is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Gurleyen. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gürleyen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 162,058th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,714,170 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Gürleyen reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 2,639 people, or 1 in 29,489. In Turkey Gürleyen is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 39 percent live, Sinop Province, where 14 percent live and Ankara Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gurleyen9620/
Gürliyen8869/
Gurleen802/
Girlean67283/
Gorlean673/
Gurlien670/
Gorloyon631/
Gourlaen631/
Gorloyan631/
Gourlaouen561,719/
Gorloun531/
Gourlain50503/
Ngurlaun501/
Gourloun501/
Gurlaine501/

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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 Gürleyen
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