Akyüz Surname

8,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Akyüz Surname User-submission:

The Akyüz surname means 'white face'. People with this surname live in Erzincan.

Akyüz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey63,2791:1,230177
Germany4751:169,48519,973
Northern Cyprus2371:1,346122
Sweden1001:98,4687,152
Austria551:154,82620,536
Belgium221:522,57550,051
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
England31:18,572,686338,250
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Akyuz (818) are calculated separately.

Akyüz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Akyüz surname means 'white face'. People with this surname live in Erzincan.

- alimusa

Akyüz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akyüz (Arabic: اكيوز) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Akyuz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akyüz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,820th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 113,494 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Akyüz reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Akyüz is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 63,279 people, or 1 in 1,230. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 7 percent are found and Trabzon Province, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Turkey it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akyuz93818/
Akyz89190/
Aküz891/
Akkayüz83159/
Akyaz801,295/
Akyöz803/
Akyoz802/
Akiyz801/
Akyez801/
Akz7547/
Akyazi733,572/
Akyuez7327/
Akyoza7319/
Akyoze734/
Akyiza733/
Akyazı732/
Akyyuz732/
Akayaz731/
Akiyaz731/
Akyüce731/
Akayezu674,379/
Aköz672,990/
Akiz67635/
Akaz67188/
Akez67131/
Akuz6777/
Öküz6737/
Akza6729/
Akhz6719/
Akoz6710/
Yakz674/
Akzi674/
Akøz673/
Akzo673/
Akayoza672/
Akay Oz671/
Aekz671/
Akayezi671/
Akayiza671/
Akwyeze671/
Akayuza671/
Akiyoza671/
Aykz671/
Ekyz671/
Eakz671/
Akzz671/
Akzu671/

Akyüz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akyüz in the Arabic language
اكيوزakywz-

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