Yelegen Surname

410,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yelegen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yelegen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8181:95,1368,433
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Yelegen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yelegen is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yelegen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 410,688th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,573,583 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Yelegen reside; 74 percent reside in West Asia and 74 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

Yelegen is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 818 people, or 1 in 95,136. In Turkey Yelegen is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 29 percent are found, Ordu Province, where 11 percent are found and Kahramanmaras Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Turkey Yelegen is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Yelegen Last Name Statistics demography

Yelegen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.54% more than the national average, earning $67,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elegen925/
Ayelegn861,935/
Gelegen86644/
Yelesen86135/
Yelegin8681/
Yeligen8614/
Elegien8614/
Ellegen860/
Ayelegne8018/
Oyelegin804/
Heylegen801/
Elegin7760/
Elhegn778/
Eligen777/
Elezen771/
Ayelign714,509/
Elgezen7148/
Yelagin7131/
Gelegin7117/
Yelesin717/
Elechen713/
Yeligin712/
Ellegin711/
Heyligen67558/
Jellesen67268/
Eyalegin6735/
Gelligen679/
Elleizen675/
Heiligen675/
Elesn671/
Jeilesen671/
Geleghin670/

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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
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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 Yelegen
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