Zilgir Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Zilgir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zilgir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Zilgir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zilgir occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zilgir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Zilgir reside; 44 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Zilgir is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 12,970,237. In Turkey Zilgir is primarily concentrated in: Kastamonu Province, where 67 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found and Kirklareli Province, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Turkey Zilgir occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 22 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zilger83178/
Silgir83124/
Zeilir831/
Zilier831/
Zillger7795/
Zielger7751/
Zeilger7714/
Ziglier778/
Silgire772/
Zilnger771/
Zielier771/
Ziler73307/
Silir73208/
Gilir73116/
Jilir738/
Szlegier7192/
Gielgier7117/
Gilgaire7111/
Shilgire7110/
Chilgire716/
Szelgier711/
Zillnger711/
Zeiglier711/
Zeillier710/
Zieglier710/
Zeiler678,510/
Zelger671,344/
Gilger671,137/
Zillinger67896/
Zisler67620/
Zieler67212/
Zihler67181/
Zailer67109/
Silger6785/
Silier6728/
Zitler6721/
Zilzer6719/
Giljir6719/
Silgre6719/
Silair6714/
Jilger6711/
Gilair678/
Szlingier678/
Zilgerová672/
Zilcer671/
Siluir671/
Zuiler671/
Zoiler670/
Suilir670/

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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 Zilgir
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