Unlu Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Unlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1111:152,13722,745
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Belgium961:119,75717,631
England781:714,33440,171
Switzerland621:132,46613,073
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Romania331:608,42043,703
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
France201:3,321,136213,627
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Unlü (11), Ünlu (5) & Ünlü (80,493) are calculated separately.

Unlu (13) may also be a first name.

Unlu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unlu (Russian: Унлу) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Unlü, Ünlu or Ünlü. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unlu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 475,239th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 10,351,628 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Unlu reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 23 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 152,137. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 47 percent are found, North Holland, where 26 percent are found and Utrecht, where 14 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands Unlu is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Belgium, where 14 percent are found.

Unlu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Unlu are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Unlu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.18% less than the national average, earning 200,089 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning $41,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.2% less than the national average, earning $46,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unlü9211/
Ünlu925/
Gunlu89109/
Unlyu894/
Uenlu891/
Ünlü8380,493/
Ounleu80145/
Ounlou8089/
Eunlou8017/
Unluis8011/
Unleus801/
Unlaud800/
Inlu7526/
Onlu7514/
Umlu754/
Hunhlui731/
Ungillu731/
Hounleu731/
Hunluth730/
Onlou6733/
Onlau6732/
Inlou6724/
Jinlu6714/
Inlau673/
Onluh671/
Onlyu671/
Umlau671/
Huttenlau6226/
Jinliu6016/
Umlaus606/
Umlaut605/
Inellu603/
Oumleu601/
Hinlou601/
Inillu601/
Umlaud600/
Uttenlauch5712/
Umlaust553/
Ouymlou551/
Huttenlauch5330/

Unlu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Unlu in the Russian language
Унлуunlu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Unlu
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