Güven Surname

5,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Güven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Güven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey103,0271:75593
Germany8991:89,55011,276
Northern Cyprus3711:86051
Sweden1791:55,0104,260
Austria841:101,37414,603
Norway531:97,02413,264
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Kosovo121:155,1566,641
Finland71:785,24338,644
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Guven (1,502) & Guvén (1) are calculated separately.

Güven (21,956) may also be a first name.

Güven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Güven is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Guven or Guvén. Click here for further potential spellings of Güven.

How Common Is The Last Name Güven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Güven is the 5,406th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 69,548 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Güven live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 35,278th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 21,956 people.

This last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 103,027 people, or 1 in 755. In Turkey Güven is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Güven Last Name Statistics demography

Güven earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.14% less than the national average, earning 259,071 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guven931,502/
Güvene9118/
Guvén871/
Given808,487/
Güvem80186/
Gauven7370/
Giveen7330/
Nguven7320/
Gouven7313/
Guveng736/
Givenn732/
Guvenn731/
Goeven731/
Gooven731/
Givien730/
Givein730/
Givean730/
Gauvent6765/
Nguveen674/
Gutvein674/
Gouvein671/
Gauvein671/
Gouveen671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Güven
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis