Kaz Surname

90,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Kaz Surname User-submission:

Kaz is a Turkish surname meaning 'goose'.

Kaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,4191:32,1713,470
United States5921:612,26249,664
Iran4731:162,33113,953
Pakistan3181:561,7739,195
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Russia1521:948,17874,283
Kazakhstan1261:140,33714,283
Germany1141:706,18853,880
France1051:632,59782,532
Nigeria691:2,567,28683,988
Japan601:2,130,73828,607
England561:994,96549,531
Canada551:669,92054,285
Ukraine381:1,197,966104,401
Australia271:999,84158,390
India211:36,526,923420,161
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
China61:227,886,92811,701
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Kaz (12,240) may also be a first name.

Kaz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kaz is a Turkish surname meaning 'goose'.

- andy.kazz

Kaz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaz (Arabic: كاز, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺯ, Russian: Каз) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 90,217th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,371,386 people. The surname Kaz is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Kaz reside; 43 percent reside in West Asia and 42 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 53,429th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 12,240 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,419 people, or 1 in 32,171. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 14 percent are found and Kahramanmaras Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Turkey Kaz exists in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Iran, where 9 percent are found.

Kaz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kaz surname is primarily Orthodox (54%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kaz last name are 32.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.37% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kaz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% less than the national average, earning $45,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katz8687,766/
Kauz861,221/
Khaz86660/
Kacz86425/
Kaaz86425/
Kaiz86227/
Kasz86132/
Kadz8633/
Kayz8616/
Kňaz8615/
Kazz8615/
Kajz8610/
Kazh866/
Kazp862/
Keaz862/
Kaxz861/
Kahz861/
Gkaz861/
Hkaz861/
Kautz7513,472/
Kaatz753,782/
Kazci751,325/
Kaitz75390/
Katze75349/
Khaiz75210/
Kaucz75194/
Kazse75190/
Khayz7586/
Kausz7580/
Kattz7568/
Kağız7558/
Khazh7538/
Kaisz7537/
Kahtz7530/
Kahaz7522/
Kaudz7519/
Keatz7516/
Khadz7512/
Kajsz758/
Kadzh754/
Khasz753/
Katsz753/
Kastz752/
Kadtz752/
Kaász752/
Kashz751/
Katrz751/
Khajz751/
Katcz751/
Khazp751/
Hkaiz751/
Khazs751/
Kahuz751/
Karzs751/
Ckgaz751/
Khatz751/
Kaş678,872/
Kas677,898/
Caz673,933/
Kac671,881/
Koz671,255/
Kaç67959/
Qaz67665/
Kaß67312/
Kazowa67303/
Kazova67270/
Kač67239/
Kaatze67142/
Kaytez67115/
Khadzh6750/
Kaš6735/
Kassız678/
Khaidz676/
Gkatze674/
Kaszcz672/
Kazová672/
Kaś672/
Khautz671/
Kajdsz671/
Hkhayz671/
D'Katz671/
Kaddtz671/
Kautcz671/
Keattz670/
Katszh670/
Kauhtz670/

Kaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaz in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﺯkaz-
Kaz in the Russian language
Казkaz-
Kaz in the Arabic language
كازkaz-
عكازkaz-

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Kaz Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Kaz
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