Ünlü Surname

7,052nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ünlü Surname User-submission:

The surname Ünlü means 'famous'.

Ünlü Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey79,3741:980133
Germany6591:122,16314,949
Austria1621:52,5648,278
Sweden1311:75,1665,627
Belgium491:234,62529,441
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Northern Cyprus201:15,9514,166
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Unlü (11), Ünlu (5) & Unlu (704) are calculated separately.

Ünlü (87) may also be a first name.

Ünlü Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ünlü means 'famous'.

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Ünlü Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ünlü occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Unlü, Ünlu or Unlu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ünlü? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,052nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 90,536 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Ünlü are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Ünlü is also the 1,024,927th most widespread first name on earth, held by 87 people.

This last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 79,374 people, or 1 in 980. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 11 percent are found and Konya Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unlü9211/
Ünlu925/
Yünlü891,622/
Ünülü8923/
Ünl8611/
Unlu83704/
Üyünlü801/
Ünal75184,208/
Ünel752,183/
Önlü751,829/
Ünle7562/
Ünol7535/
Ünli751/
Ünül751/
Onlü751/
Ünlüová732/
Ünlüova731/
Yönlü67246/
Yünel67231/
Ünyal6762/
Uenlü6712/
Ünala671/

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