Ünay Surname

171,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ünay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ünay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,5121:30,9803,377
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Unay (3,620) are calculated separately.

Ünay (156) may also be a first name.

Ünay Last Name Facts

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

Ünay is found most in Turkey. It can appear as: Unay. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ünay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ünay is the 171,122nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,895,330 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Ünay reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 735,679th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 156 people.

Ünay is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,512 people, or 1 in 30,980. In Turkey Ünay is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found, Mersin Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Turkey this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unay923,620/
Onay7519,010/
Inay754,653/
Üney752,482/
Ünat751/
Gunay672,742/
Hinay672,203/
Inaya671,539/
Unaya671,358/
Ungay67432/
Aunay67390/
Inayu67357/
Onaya67345/
Uinay67329/
Ugnay67212/
Onayu67194/
Onayo67167/
Hunay67133/
Honay6787/
Inayo6768/
Inaye6746/
Onaye6737/
Innay6735/
Inayi6728/
Jinay6717/
Inayh6715/
Unaye6714/
Usnay6713/
Inaiy6710/
Inaay676/
Onaay675/
Unayu674/
Unaiy673/
Inhay673/
Ounay671/
Unhay671/
Uenay671/
Hünat671/
Unayo671/
Unnay670/

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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 Ünay
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