Uyghur Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Uyghur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Uyghur (9) may also be a first name.
Uyghur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uyghur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Uyghur is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Uyghur.
How Common Is The Last Name Uyghur? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Uyghur reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,941,740th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 9 people.
This surname is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 4,593,312. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Faryab, where 29 percent are found, Jowzjan, where 29 percent are found and Balkh, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 11 percent are found and Switzerland, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uygur | 91 | 18,831 | / |
| Ughur | 91 | 7 | / |
| Uighur | 83 | 25 | / |
| Hughur | 83 | 19 | / |
| Oyghur | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yoghur | 83 | 1 | / |
| Uughur | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ugur | 80 | 1,310 | / |
| Ygur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houghur | 77 | 17 | / |
| Ayughur | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ungur | 73 | 6,899 | / |
| Oygur | 73 | 1,080 | / |
| Augur | 73 | 509 | / |
| Gugur | 73 | 111 | / |
| Ugure | 73 | 54 | / |
| Yogur | 73 | 31 | / |
| Aygur | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ugaur | 73 | 14 | / |
| Eygur | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ughor | 73 | 10 | / |
| Oghur | 73 | 5 | / |
| Uguur | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yegur | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uggur | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ygure | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uygurova | 71 | 34 | / |
| Ayoughur | 71 | 29 | / |
| Goughour | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ayuoghur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ougour | 67 | 145 | / |
| Ausgur | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ighure | 67 | 63 | / |
| Unggur | 67 | 31 | / |
| Eghure | 67 | 16 | / |
| Eghour | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ayugur | 67 | 10 | / |
| Augurt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Inghur | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yggour | 67 | 4 | / |
| Augure | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oungur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eugure | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aungur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ujgure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayagur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haygur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ughoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Augour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hygurd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guggur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yogour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guugur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikghur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayoughour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ungour | 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
- 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 Uyghur
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