Unlü Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Unlü Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Unlü Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ünlü (80,493), Unlu (704) & Ünlu (5) are calculated separately.

Unlü Last Name Facts

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

The surname Unlü is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Ünlü, Unlu or Ünlu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unlü? popularity and diffusion

The surname Unlü is the 5,812,366th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Unlü live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,832,215. In Belgium Unlü is most common in: Brussels Capital Region, where 33 percent reside, Flemish Region, where 33 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 33 percent reside. Not including Belgium this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Switzerland, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ünlü9280,493/
Unlu92704/
Uenlü8912/
Ünlu835/
Onlü751/
Gunlu67109/
Unlyu674/
Ounleu60145/
Ounlou6089/
Uenlue6023/
Eunlou6017/
Unluis6011/
Hunlie602/
Unleus601/
Ounlue601/
Ounlie601/
Unlaud600/
Ünlüová552/
Ünlüova551/
Hounleu551/
Ungillu551/
Hunhlui551/
Hunluth550/
Onlu5014/
Umlu504/

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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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  • 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 Unlü
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