Yiğen Surname

172,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Yiğen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiğen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,4481:31,7903,438
Northern Cyprus511:6,2551,368
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Yiğen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yiğen is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiğen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yiğen is the 172,053rd most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,913,853 people. Yiğen is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Yiğen live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

It is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,448 people, or 1 in 31,790. In Turkey Yiğen is mostly found in: Adana Province, where 20 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 15 percent are found and Konya Province, where 9 percent are found. Besides Turkey it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yien8927,663/
Yieng80303/
Yiend80131/
Yiene8014/
Ayien8011/
Eyien804/
Yuien803/
Yiean803/
Yaien803/
Yieun802/
Yeien802/
Yiğin802/
Yihen802/
Yieen801/
Yienh801/
Yienn801/
Yiesn801/
Hyien801/
Yient800/
Yen75180,210/
Ien752,808/
Oyieng7386/
Yiheng7343/
Ayiene7338/
Hayien739/
Eyiene738/
Ayieng737/
Uyiene735/
Yiesen731/
Yienne731/
Hien67232,489/
Yoin678,609/
Yene675,502/
Yeng673,565/
Øien672,170/
Øyen671,360/
Ieng671,347/
Ihen671,129/
Jien67869/
Yoen67522/
Eğen67390/
Yiin67239/
Yent67222/
Hyen67180/
Ijen67169/
Yenn67118/
Iene67114/
Yesn67104/
Ienn6790/
Yend6765/
Ient6765/
Hyicent6760/
Yhen6739/
Jyen6725/
Ieen6725/
Jyin6724/
Iien6722/
Yiem6719/
Iend6713/
Yhin677/
Yetn677/
Yehn676/
Hyin673/
Iein672/
Eyienne672/
Yeyn672/
Ienc672/
Yijn672/
Ioen672/
Iehn671/
Yemn671/
Yenh671/
Ienq671/
Yiengue671/
Y'En671/
Yihheng671/
Ayietin671/
Yejn671/
Yiyn671/
Yietten670/

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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 Yiğen
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