Vurgun Surname

75,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Vurgun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vurgun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,3231:12,3081,582
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Northern Cyprus201:15,9514,166
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England51:11,143,612252,590
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Vurğun (1) are calculated separately.

Vurgun (226) may also be a first name.

Vurgun Last Name Facts

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

Vurgun (Georgian: ვურგუნ, Russian: Вургун) is found most in Turkey. It can also occur in the variant forms: Vurğun. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vurgun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,980th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,128,802 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Vurgun reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Vurgun is also the 598,137th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 226 people.

The surname Vurgun is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 6,323 people, or 1 in 12,308. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Aksaray Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Turkey this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Vurgun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vurgun surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Vurgun earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.28% less than the national average, earning $24,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vurğun941/
Vurun91137/
Burgun831,578/
Furgun8310/
Vurgon833/
Vurung831/
Vourun831/
Burgund77221/
Vutrung77144/
Bourgun7735/
Burgung7711/
Bhurgun772/
Burgunn771/
Vurgoon771/
Burggun771/
Burun732,023/
Vurum7396/
Wurun732/
Bourgund7136/
Burgutin7124/
Bourgoun715/
Furgusen713/
Bourgung712/
Bourgune711/
Burgugne711/
Burgunne710/
Furgusin710/
Burgon671,666/
Burgum67547/
Burrun67122/
Burhun6771/
Baurun6763/
Borgun6744/
Furgon6743/
Buruin6720/
Buraun6714/
Wirgun673/
Burgunova673/
Bourun673/
Vorhun672/
Buhrun672/
Worgun672/
Veuron672/
Burghount671/
Voraun671/
Burgausen671/
Vuyron671/
Buurun671/
Furgussen670/

Vurgun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vurgun in the Georgian language
ვურგუნvurgun-
Vurgun in the Russian language
Вургунvurgun-

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Footnotes

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