Kuzey Surname
Approximately 2,989 people bear this surname
Kuzey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,738 | 1:28,423 | 3,184 |
| Russia | 75 | 1:1,921,641 | 121,498 |
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| Belarus | 32 | 1:296,908 | 33,328 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Küzey (1) are calculated separately.
Kuzey (471) may also be a first name.
Kuzey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuzey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kuzey (Russian: Кузей) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Küzey. For other potential spellings of Kuzey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuzey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 148,008th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,438,122 people. The surname Kuzey is primarily found in Asia, where 78 percent of Kuzey live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 392,250th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 471 people.
The last name Kuzey is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,738 people, or 1 in 28,423. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 11 percent reside and Erzurum Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kuzey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuzey in the Russian language | ||
| Кузей | kuzej | - |
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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 Kuzey
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