Uygur Surname
Approximately 18,831 people bear this surname
Uygur Surname User-submission:
This surname is derived from the Uygur tribe, is the name of a Turkic tribe now located in Xinjiang, China. The founders of the Turkish Republic encouraged people to take surnames associated with Old Middle Asian Turkic culture.
Uygur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 18,167 | 1:4,284 | 612 |
| United States | 102 | 1:3,553,519 | 199,004 |
| Germany | 93 | 1:865,650 | 62,206 |
| Sweden | 83 | 1:118,636 | 8,469 |
| Northern Cyprus | 51 | 1:6,255 | 1,368 |
| Kazakhstan | 49 | 1:360,867 | 28,961 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Uygur (493) may also be a first name.
Uygur Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is derived from the Uygur tribe, is the name of a Turkic tribe now located in Xinjiang, China. The founders of the Turkish Republic encouraged people to take surnames associated with Old Middle Asian Turkic culture.
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Uygur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Uygur Come From? nationality or country of origin
Uygur (Russian: Уйгур) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Uygur.
How Common Is The Last Name Uygur? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 28,545th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 386,997 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Uygur are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 80 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 382,601st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 493 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 18,167 people, or 1 in 4,284. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent live, Ankara Province, where 6 percent live and Izmir Province, where 6 percent live. Not including Turkey this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Uygur Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Uygur surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Uygur earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.94% less than the national average, earning $39,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.95% more than the national average, earning $75,493 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uyghur | 91 | 9 | / |
| Ugur | 89 | 1,310 | / |
| Ygur | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ungur | 80 | 6,899 | / |
| Oygur | 80 | 1,080 | / |
| Augur | 80 | 509 | / |
| Gugur | 80 | 111 | / |
| Ugure | 80 | 54 | / |
| Yogur | 80 | 31 | / |
| Aygur | 80 | 22 | / |
| Hugur | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ugaur | 80 | 14 | / |
| Eygur | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ughur | 80 | 7 | / |
| Uguur | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yegur | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uggur | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ygure | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uygurova | 77 | 34 | / |
| Hungur | 73 | 258 | / |
| Ougour | 73 | 145 | / |
| Ausgur | 73 | 73 | / |
| Unggur | 73 | 31 | / |
| Uighur | 73 | 25 | / |
| Hughur | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hugure | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ayugur | 73 | 10 | / |
| Augurt | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hugaur | 73 | 8 | / |
| Oyghur | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yggour | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oungur | 73 | 3 | / |
| Eugure | 73 | 3 | / |
| Augure | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ayagur | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ujgure | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aungur | 73 | 2 | / |
| Augour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haygur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uughur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoghur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guugur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guggur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hygurd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yogour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ungour | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ogur | 67 | 1,162 | / |
| Ugor | 67 | 1,026 | / |
| Ayongur | 67 | 92 | / |
| Igur | 67 | 45 | / |
| Egur | 67 | 34 | / |
| Houghur | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ygor | 67 | 15 | / |
| Iyongur | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yigoure | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ayughur | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hunguur | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ugurova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ugür | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ougueur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayagour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gougour | 67 | 1 | / |
Uygur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uygur in the Russian language | ||
| Уйгур | ujgur | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uygur
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