Ünay Surname
Approximately 2,517 people bear this surname
Ünay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,512 | 1:30,980 | 3,377 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Unay. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ünay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 171,122nd most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,895,330 people. Ünay is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Ünay live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 735,679th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 156 people.
The surname Ünay is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 2,512 people, or 1 in 30,980. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside, Mersin Province, where 9 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 0 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unay | 92 | 3,620 | / |
| Onay | 75 | 19,010 | / |
| Inay | 75 | 4,653 | / |
| Üney | 75 | 2,482 | / |
| Ünat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gunay | 67 | 2,742 | / |
| Hinay | 67 | 2,203 | / |
| Inaya | 67 | 1,539 | / |
| Unaya | 67 | 1,358 | / |
| Ungay | 67 | 432 | / |
| Aunay | 67 | 390 | / |
| Inayu | 67 | 357 | / |
| Onaya | 67 | 345 | / |
| Uinay | 67 | 329 | / |
| Ugnay | 67 | 212 | / |
| Onayu | 67 | 194 | / |
| Onayo | 67 | 167 | / |
| Hunay | 67 | 133 | / |
| Honay | 67 | 87 | / |
| Inayo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Inaye | 67 | 46 | / |
| Onaye | 67 | 37 | / |
| Innay | 67 | 35 | / |
| Inayi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jinay | 67 | 17 | / |
| Inayh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Unaye | 67 | 14 | / |
| Usnay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Inaiy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Inaay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Onaay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Unayu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Unaiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Inhay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ounay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uenay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hünat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unnay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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