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 more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okbay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Okbay is the 1,003,904th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Okbay reside; 74 percent reside in West Asia and 74 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 387,171. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Antalya Province, where 31 percent live, Balikesir Province, where 24 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live. Outside of Turkey it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

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 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
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  • 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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