Ünsal Surname

13,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ünsal Surname User-submission:

Means 'spread fame'.

Ünsal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey39,5031:1,970292
Germany2011:400,52536,990
Sweden1521:64,7814,943
Northern Cyprus691:4,623880
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Austria141:608,24554,975
Norway71:734,61250,907
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Unsal (943) are calculated separately.

Ünsal (8,341) may also be a first name.

Ünsal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means 'spread fame'.

- turk

Ünsal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ünsal is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Unsal. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ünsal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,941st most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,098 people. Ünsal occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Ünsal are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 69,164th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 8,341 people.

The last name Ünsal is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 39,503 people, or 1 in 1,970. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Ankara Province, where 17 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Other than Turkey this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Ünsal Last Name Statistics demography

Ünsal earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.38% less than the national average, earning 244,403 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unsal93943/
Insal80191/
Onsal8062/
Ünzal8010/
Üncal805/
Insall73565/
Insail73472/
Inseal73120/
Uinsal73109/
Uensal7355/
Gunsal7353/
Honsal7353/
Hunsal7310/
Inshal736/
Unsale736/
Jinsal735/
Unsall732/
Iensal732/
Insaal731/
Aunsal731/
Unsald730/
Inshall6727/
Hunshal6720/
Gunsail6713/
Honshal675/
Uinshal671/
Hinsall670/
Hinshal670/
Gunsall670/
Gunsaul670/

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