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) occurs most in Turkey. It may be found in the variant forms: Sözay. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sozay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sozay is the 1,573,888th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sozay reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,807,719th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 33 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 637,881. In Turkey it is most frequent 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 this last name 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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