Sözen Surname
Approximately 14,646 people bear this surname
Sözen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 14,461 | 1:5,381 | 771 |
| Germany | 124 | 1:649,238 | 50,829 |
| Northern Cyprus | 15 | 1:21,267 | 5,310 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Sozen (382) are calculated separately.
Sözen (48) may also be a first name.
Sözen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sözen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sözen occurs most in Turkey. It can occur as: Sozen. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sözen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,040th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 497,579 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Sözen reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 48 people.
The surname Sözen is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 14,461 people, or 1 in 5,381. In Turkey Sözen is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 24 percent reside, Samsun Province, where 10 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sozen | 93 | 382 | / |
| Sözgen | 91 | 963 | / |
| Sötzen | 91 | 14 | / |
| Sezen | 80 | 18,268 | / |
| Sözan | 80 | 236 | / |
| Çözen | 80 | 86 | / |
| Sazen | 80 | 69 | / |
| Sözün | 80 | 21 | / |
| Sösen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shozen | 73 | 200 | / |
| Çözgen | 73 | 187 | / |
| Sotzen | 73 | 77 | / |
| Setzen | 73 | 71 | / |
| Siezen | 73 | 64 | / |
| Seezen | 73 | 24 | / |
| Sazeen | 73 | 21 | / |
| Sezsen | 73 | 15 | / |
| Sazehn | 73 | 12 | / |
| Shazen | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shezen | 73 | 7 | / |
| Soezen | 73 | 6 | / |
| Suizen | 73 | 3 | / |
| Satzen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sezzen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sozien | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shazeen | 67 | 98 | / |
| Sietzen | 67 | 63 | / |
| Seetzen | 67 | 62 | / |
| Shatzen | 67 | 57 | / |
| Saatzen | 67 | 39 | / |
| Siezien | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sazn | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shetzen | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sjöåsen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shezeen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shahzen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shehzen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shezien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoczen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zezn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sesn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shazien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjözing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soetzen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sözen
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