Ülgen Surname

53,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ülgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ülgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9,4451:8,2391,118
Northern Cyprus221:14,5003,711
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ulgen (184) are calculated separately.

Ülgen (943) may also be a first name.

Ülgen Last Name Facts

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

Ülgen (Georgian: ულგენ) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also appear as a variant: Ulgen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ülgen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ülgen is the 53,710th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 767,191 people. The last name Ülgen is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Ülgen are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Ülgen is also the 263,138th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 943 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 9,445 people, or 1 in 8,239. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Agri Province, where 7 percent reside and Van Province, where 6 percent reside. Other than Turkey it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ulgen93184/
Ilgen804,291/
Ülgün80834/
Olgen8029/
Ülsen802/
Ülgin801/
Illgen732,302/
Hülsen731,105/
Hilgen73513/
Holgen7343/
Eulgen7330/
Gulgen7323/
Hulgen737/
Uelgen734/
Ülkgün732/
Olgien731/
Hülzen731/
Olgeen730/
Eultgen67109/
Ülengin6749/
Hillgen6739/
Hultgen6724/
Ulingen672/
Oellgen671/
Ilgienė671/
Olgn671/

Ülgen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ülgen in the Georgian language
ულგენulgen-

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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 Ülgen
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