Ünal Surname
Approximately 184,208 people bear this surname
Ünal Surname User-submission:
The Ünal surname comes from two words ün, which means 'fame'. And other one is al, ql-mak is a verb, meaning 'to take', 'to receive', 'to get or to become'. So this surname means 'one who became famous'.
Ünal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 181,022 | 1:430 | 40 |
| Germany | 2,099 | 1:38,354 | 5,080 |
| Austria | 468 | 1:18,195 | 2,798 |
| Northern Cyprus | 238 | 1:1,340 | 120 |
| Sweden | 113 | 1:87,139 | 6,420 |
| Belgium | 90 | 1:127,740 | 18,560 |
| Denmark | 44 | 1:128,289 | 11,616 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Unal (3,451) are calculated separately.
Ünal (47,126) may also be a first name.
Ünal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Ünal surname comes from two words ün, which means 'fame'. And other one is al, ql-mak is a verb, meaning 'to take', 'to receive', 'to get or to become'. So this surname means 'one who became famous'.
- hakan.unalThis surname means 'become famous' in Turkish.
- bdemirsoyThe Ünal surname means 'becomes famous'.
- unalÜnal Demographics
Average Male Ünal Height
175.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ünal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ünal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ünal (Georgian: უნალ, Hindi: उनाल, Marathi: उनल, Oriya: ଉଣାଲ) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Unal. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ünal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ünal is the 3,057th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 39,562 people. The last name Ünal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Ünal are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Ünal is also the 19,445th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 47,126 people.
The last name Ünal is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 181,022 people, or 1 in 430. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 15 percent are found and Antalya Province, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Turkey this last name occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.
Ünal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ünal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ünal last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unal | 92 | 3,451 | / |
| Ünalp | 89 | 226 | / |
| Hünal | 89 | 51 | / |
| Hünalp | 80 | 43 | / |
| Inal | 75 | 30,817 | / |
| Onal | 75 | 1,690 | / |
| Ünol | 75 | 35 | / |
| Oneal | 67 | 49,323 | / |
| Uinal | 67 | 1,180 | / |
| Jinal | 67 | 1,053 | / |
| Utnal | 67 | 724 | / |
| Unale | 67 | 439 | / |
| Ungal | 67 | 429 | / |
| Hinal | 67 | 346 | / |
| Gunal | 67 | 335 | / |
| Innal | 67 | 189 | / |
| Honal | 67 | 162 | / |
| Hunal | 67 | 151 | / |
| Inall | 67 | 139 | / |
| Aunal | 67 | 116 | / |
| Uenal | 67 | 112 | / |
| Onail | 67 | 39 | / |
| Inhal | 67 | 36 | / |
| Onhal | 67 | 20 | / |
| Unalp | 67 | 17 | / |
| Unalt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Unnal | 67 | 11 | / |
| Inaul | 67 | 9 | / |
| Oenal | 67 | 7 | / |
| Inail | 67 | 5 | / |
| Unall | 67 | 4 | / |
| Unhal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uneal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unail | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ineal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unaul | 67 | 3 | / |
| Usnal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unaal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Unald | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onnal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uhnal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihnal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inajl | 67 | 1 | / |
Ünal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ünal in the Georgian language | ||
| უნალ | unal | - |
| Ünal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉଣାଲ | unala | - |
| Ünal in the Marathi language | ||
| उनल | unala | 75 |
| नल | nala | 25 |
| Ünal in the Hindi language | ||
| उनाल | unala | 66.67 |
| उनल | unala | 33.33 |
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