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

Yiğen is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiğen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 172,053rd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,913,853 people. The last name Yiğen is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Yiğen reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

Yiğen is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,448 people, or 1 in 31,790. In Turkey Yiğen is most prevalent in: Adana Province, where 20 percent live, Izmir Province, where 15 percent live and Konya Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Turkey this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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
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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 Yiğen
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