Iznik Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Belarus

Iznik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Iznik Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey841:926,44643,135
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Iznik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iznik (Arabic: أزنيق, Russian: Изник) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Iznik click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iznik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Iznik live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 68 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 926,446. In Turkey it is most common in: Izmir Province, where 42 percent are found, Manisa Province, where 18 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Iznik exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 18 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giznik917/
Isnik80182/
Uznik8087/
Erznik732/
Isnick731/
Izneke731/
Jyznik731/
Iznigh731/
Huznik731/
Uzneik731/
Jijnik731/
Hiznek730/
Hiznikova711/
Gojznik6724/
Isneike671/
Ichnike671/
Gaiznek671/
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Iznik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iznik in the Russian language
Изникiznik-
Iznik in the Arabic language
أزنيقaznyq-
ازنيكaznyk-
ازنيقaznyq-

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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 Iznik
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