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 in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Küzey. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuzey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kuzey is the 148,008th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,438,122 people. The surname Kuzey is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Kuzey are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 392,250th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 471 people.
The surname Kuzey is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,738 people, or 1 in 28,423. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 11 percent are found and Erzurum Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Turkey this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.
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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