Şengör Surname

310,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Şengör Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şengör Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1921:65,2866,163
Northern Cyprus231:13,8703,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Sengör (10) & Sengor (68) are calculated separately.

Şengör Last Name Facts

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

The last name Şengör is found most in Turkey. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sengör or Sengor. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şengör? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 310,170th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,997,980 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Şengör live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,192 people, or 1 in 65,286. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 13 percent reside and Manisa Province, where 12 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sengör9410/
Sengor8968/
Şengür831,579/
Şengher771/
Senegör771/
Sengr73166/
Cengr7321/
Sengar6715,392/
Şingar67338/
Songör67243/
Züngör67216/
Zöngör67192/
Şenkür67134/
Cengar67117/
Cingör6783/
Zengar6775/
Süngör6751/
Sengra6751/
Şenkir6743/
Sengur6741/
Singör6739/
Zengri6730/
Zengür6725/
Sengri6719/
Sengre676/
Cenigr676/
Zengor676/
Cenygr674/
Zengre673/
Cengor673/
Cengur672/
Zengro672/
Sengro672/
Senagr671/
Xengre671/
Sengru671/
Senghr671/
Zengur671/
Sengaer621/
Schgör5064/

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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 Şengör
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