Bozoğlu Surname

58,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Bozoğlu Surname User-submission:

(Turkish) This surname comes from the word boz, meaning 'grey', and the suffix -lar, plural form meaning 'they', 'them'. Bozlar means 'the grey ones' or 'they who are grey'.

Bozoğlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8,6671:8,9791,190
Northern Cyprus261:12,2703,169
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Bozoğlu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Turkish) This surname comes from the word boz, meaning 'grey', and the suffix -lar, plural form meaning 'they', 'them'. Bozlar means 'the grey ones' or 'they who are grey'.

- mz.bozlar

Bozoğlu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bozoğlu is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bozoğlu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bozoğlu is the 58,176th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 837,938 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Bozoğlu reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 8,667 people, or 1 in 8,979. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Kahramanmaras Province, where 10 percent live and Gaziantep Province, where 9 percent live. Apart from Turkey this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bozooğlu9354/
Bozolu9210/
Bozcuoğlu8819/
Bazoğlu86291/
Buzoğlu86111/
Boçoğlu8666/
Bozolus863/
Bozolou861/
Bazioğlu806/
Besooğlu801/
Bosolu7728/
Bozulu779/
Bojolu773/
Bezolu771/
Buzcuoğlu7534/
Başoğlu7110,752/
Bozuslu7122/
Vazoğlu7120/
Bozelou714/
Bozzelu712/
Bosholu711/
Bojjolu711/
Bosollu711/
Bacıoğlu67602/
Bozgullu6732/
Becioğlu6719/
Botsolou6717/
Botcholu674/
Bojjollu673/
Boshoolu672/
Bazoulou671/
Başoğllu671/
Bhojollu671/
Boosullu671/
Boosollu671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bozoğlu
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