Sözer Surname

50,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sözer Surname User-submission:

The Sözer surname means 'a person who keeps their promises well'.

Sözer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey10,0451:7,7471,058
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Northern Cyprus351:9,1152,267
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
England21:27,859,030389,889
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Sozer (172) are calculated separately.

Sözer (241) may also be a first name.

Sözer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sözer surname means 'a person who keeps their promises well'.

- alara1342

Sözer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sözer occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sozer. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sözer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,288th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 713,975 people. The surname Sözer occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Sözer live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 575,894th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 241 people.

Sözer is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 10,045 people, or 1 in 7,747. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Hatay Province, where 9 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found. Barring Turkey it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found.

Sözer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sözer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sözer surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sozer93172/
Sötzer911/
Sezer8073,434/
Çözer80249/
Sazer80140/
Söser80138/
Söger8040/
Söçer807/
Schötzer7721/
Setzer739,619/
Satzer73323/
Shazer73166/
Suizer73161/
Sätzer7325/
Seczer7323/
Sozzer7323/
Saazer7318/
Sezeur7315/
Siezer7310/
Sezier738/
Shezer738/
Szoser737/
Seezer737/
Sedzer734/
Sazeer733/
Saezer732/
Soczer732/
Sahzer731/
Sösjer731/
Sézeur731/
Soezer731/
Sotzer730/
Sozier730/
Sazier730/
Shatzer671,407/
Saatzer67257/
Shazier67143/
Schöser67135/
Shetzer67132/
Schozer6723/
Schöger6721/
Schezer6719/
Sietzer6717/
Shazeer6716/
Settzer674/
Shahzer672/
Seetzer671/
Setzier671/
Shazzer671/
Schazer671/
Sheezer671/
Shozier670/
Shotzer670/
Setzser670/

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