Around the globe, Günay (Günay 
, Гюнай 
, Guenay 
) is a common gender-neutral first name. The forename Günay is habitual in Turkey, where it is quite a common unisex name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Bulgaria, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Russia. Likewise, Günay is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Günay | Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Turkey, Germany |
| Гюнай | Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Guenay | Austria, France, United States, Germany |
| ali behçet günay Turkish politician, TR (b. 1877) |
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günay kut TR (b. 1939) |
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günay karaağaç Turkish linguist, TR (b. 1949) |
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günay karacaoğlu Turkish actress, TR (b. 1971) |
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günay erdem Turkish architect, TR (b. 1978) |
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| günay sağun Turkish painter (1930-1993), TR (b. 1930) |
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| günay kayarlar Turkish association football player, TR (b. 1935) |
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| günay mete yasargil (b. 1928) |
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günay ağakişiyeva Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner, AZ (b. 1990) |
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günay güvenç Turkish footballer, DE (b. 1991) |
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| esen günay Turkish voice actor, TR (b. 1943) |
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| günay tümer TR (b. 1938) |
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günay vüqar qızı məmmədzadə Azerbaijani chess player, AZ |
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günay i̇brahimli AZ (b. 1991) |
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| ali günay politician, TR (b. 1952) |
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