Okşak Surname

216,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Okşak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Okşak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,8991:40,9804,219
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Oksak (474) are calculated separately.

Okşak Last Name Facts

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

Okşak is most common in Turkey. It may be rendered as a variant: Oksak. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Okşak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 216,082nd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,835,550 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Okşak reside; 88 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Okşak is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 1,899 people, or 1 in 40,980. In Turkey Okşak is most numerous in: Diyarbakir Province, where 18 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 15 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Portugal, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oksak93474/
Oksiak73384/
Okusak7324/
Okisak7317/
Oksaki735/
Okasek732/
Okshak732/
Yoksak731/
Okaska731/
Oksake731/
Okasik731/
Okisaki671,457/
Okasaka671,400/
Okasaki67647/
Okasako67228/
Okusaka67198/
Okisaka67176/
Okusako6746/
Akkuşak6739/
Oksakei6739/
Okasiak6735/
Okasick6728/
Okusaki6726/
Okesack6720/
Okisack679/
Okasike678/
Gokshak676/
Okisaak675/
Oksaiki675/
Oksakie675/
Ockaski672/
Oxka672/
Okhshak671/
Okasuke671/
Yoksaik671/
Okesaku671/
Okusake671/
Okascki671/
Okesaki671/
Oeksaki671/
Ouksaka671/

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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 Okşak
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