Sozay Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Sozay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 122 | 1:637,881 | 33,648 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
The alternate forms: Sözay (3) are calculated separately.
Sozay (33) may also be a first name.
Sozay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sozay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sozay (Russian: Созай) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sözay. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sozay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,573,888th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sozay are found; 94 percent are found in West Asia and 94 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Sozay is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 33 people.
This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 637,881. In Turkey Sozay is most prevalent in: Canakkale Province, where 52 percent live, Mersin Province, where 35 percent live and Aydin Province, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sozay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sozay in the Russian language | ||
| Созай | sozaj | - |
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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 Sozay
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