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 surname Ünal (Georgian: უნალ, Hindi: उनाल, Marathi: उनल, Oriya: ଉଣାଲ) is most common in Turkey. It can also appear as a variant: Unal. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ünal? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ünal is the 3,057th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,562 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Ünal reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Ünal is also the 19,445th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 47,126 people.
It is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 181,022 people, or 1 in 430. In Turkey Ünal is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 15 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.
Ünal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ünal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ünal last name increased 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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Footnotes
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