Tülay Surname
Approximately 1,947 people bear this surname
Tülay Surname User-submission:
'Tülay' is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, 'Tülay' may be used to express 'Delicate as a tulle' and 'Bright like the moon.' However, as a given name, it means 'tulle moon,' which combines both of these meanings.
Tülay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,938 | 1:40,156 | 4,148 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Tulay (4,856) are calculated separately.
Tülay (104,823) may also be a first name.
Tülay Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
'Tülay' is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, 'Tülay' may be used to express 'Delicate as a tulle' and 'Bright like the moon.' However, as a given name, it means 'tulle moon,' which combines both of these meanings.
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Where Does The Last Name Tülay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tülay is found most in Turkey. It may occur in the variant forms: Tulay. For other possible spellings of Tülay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tülay? popularity and diffusion
Tülay is the 211,727th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,742,961 people. Tülay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Tülay reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Tülay is also the 9,764th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 104,823 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 1,938 people, or 1 in 40,156. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Diyarbakir Province, where 11 percent live and Batman Province, where 10 percent live. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulay | 93 | 4,856 | / |
| Tolay | 80 | 4,182 | / |
| Tilay | 80 | 70 | / |
| Tüley | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tilaye | 73 | 30,166 | / |
| Tulgay | 73 | 255 | / |
| Tullay | 73 | 216 | / |
| Tolayo | 73 | 203 | / |
| Tilayi | 73 | 165 | / |
| Toulay | 73 | 141 | / |
| Tulaya | 73 | 52 | / |
| Thülly | 73 | 51 | / |
| Tollay | 73 | 43 | / |
| Thilay | 73 | 34 | / |
| Tilaya | 73 | 33 | / |
| Tolaye | 73 | 24 | / |
| Tulyay | 73 | 18 | / |
| Tulayi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tolaya | 73 | 12 | / |
| Taulay | 73 | 11 | / |
| Thulay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Tulaye | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tuğlay | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tilayo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tilahy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tuylay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Tuelay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tiğlay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tulaiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tulajy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tilaiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuslay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toolay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tulayz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tolayu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tulayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tilayu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tola | 67 | 50,909 | / |
| Tula | 67 | 25,118 | / |
| Tuly | 67 | 11,067 | / |
| Tila | 67 | 8,901 | / |
| Toly | 67 | 1,680 | / |
| Tüle | 67 | 234 | / |
| Tulayot | 67 | 61 | / |
| Tüli | 67 | 34 | / |
| Toulayi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Tullayi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Toulaye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tullaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thilayo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tulahya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tilhaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toullay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taulayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tilayie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theulay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toulaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tollayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tóla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touslay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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