Uygur Surname

28,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey18,1671:4,284612
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Germany931:865,65062,206
Sweden831:118,6368,469
Northern Cyprus511:6,2551,368
Kazakhstan491:360,86728,961
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Austria321:266,10730,958
England251:2,228,72284,230
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
France151:4,428,181244,602
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Finland121:458,05828,977
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uyghur919/
Ugur891,310/
Ygur891/
Ungur806,899/
Oygur801,080/
Augur80509/
Gugur80111/
Ugure8054/
Yogur8031/
Aygur8022/
Hugur8021/
Ugaur8014/
Eygur8010/
Ughur807/
Uguur804/
Yegur804/
Uggur802/
Ygure801/
Uygurova7734/
Hungur73258/
Ougour73145/
Ausgur7373/
Unggur7331/
Uighur7325/
Hughur7319/
Hugure7311/
Ayugur7310/
Augurt738/
Hugaur738/
Oyghur735/
Yggour734/
Oungur733/
Eugure733/
Augure733/
Ayagur732/
Ujgure732/
Aungur732/
Augour731/
Haygur731/
Uughur731/
Yoghur731/
Guugur731/
Guggur731/
Hygurd731/
Yogour731/
Ungour730/
Ogur671,162/
Ugor671,026/
Ayongur6792/
Igur6745/
Egur6734/
Houghur6717/
Ygor6715/
Iyongur679/
Yigoure678/
Ayughur675/
Hunguur674/
Ugurova673/
Ugür672/
Ougueur671/
Ayagour671/
Gougour671/

Uygur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uygur in the Russian language
Уйгурujgur-

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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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