Okbay Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Okbay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okbay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2011:387,17123,746
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Sweden151:656,45048,545
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Okbay (16) may also be a first name.

Okbay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Okbay is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Okbay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okbay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,003,904th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 74 percent of Okbay live; 74 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Okbay is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 387,171. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Antalya Province, where 31 percent are found, Balikesir Province, where 24 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found. Other than Turkey this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Okbay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Okbay surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Okbay earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31% less than the national average, earning $34,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gokbay912/
Oukbay911/
Okba894,934/
Okby89189/
Okbayes831/
Hockbay831/
Akbay8015,080/
Okbaz8062/
Oukba8058/
Okbaş8046/
Okboy8020/
Ukbay8020/
Okvay8015/
Okbai808/
Hokby806/
Ockba803/
Hokba801/
Ocbay801/
Gokba801/
Okboa801/
Okkba801/
Oqbayi7321/
Oqubay735/
Akhbay732/
Akbaye731/
Hakbay731/
Okbaus731/
Oukkba731/
Hokbaz731/
Houkba731/
Okboye731/
Huokba730/
Hockby730/
Akba671,465/
Ocba671,301/
Okbi671,055/
Oqba67864/
Ekba67105/
Okbe6740/
Huckbay6733/
Ukba6720/
Akby678/
Ekby674/
Oqby672/
Ocby670/

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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 Okbay
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