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
The last name Kuzey (Russian: Кузей) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Küzey. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuzey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 148,008th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,438,122 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Kuzey reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 76 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kuzey is also the 392,250th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 471 people.
The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,738 people, or 1 in 28,423. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 23 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 11 percent are found and Erzurum Province, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Turkey Kuzey exists in 20 countries. It is also common 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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