Uzun Surname

3,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Uzun Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'Long, tall'.

Uzun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey149,1621:52254
Moldova2,9931:1,19094
Ukraine2,3401:19,4542,704
Germany1,6421:49,0296,403
Russia1,3171:109,43313,310
Northern Cyprus7601:4207
Bulgaria7041:9,9131,125
Romania6321:31,7694,049
Netherlands3141:53,7819,233
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Austria2631:32,3785,199
England2491:223,76718,807
Brazil2321:922,73433,000
Transnistria2011:2,362337
Belgium1401:82,11912,906
Sweden1071:92,0266,708
Croatia1051:40,2728,066
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Kyrgyzstan761:78,58810,217
Denmark701:80,6397,855
France661:1,006,405112,047
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Bosnia and Herzegovina361:98,2338,468
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Norway241:214,26224,079
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Georgia171:220,32612,417
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Finland121:458,05828,977
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China41:341,830,39216,990
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

The alternate forms: Üzun (1), Uzün (1) & Üzün (5) are calculated separately.

Uzun (44) may also be a first name.

Uzun Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'Long, tall'.

- yaseminyaziciy

Uzun Last Name Facts

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

Uzun (Georgian: უზუნ, Russian: Узун) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Üzun, Uzün or Üzün. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uzun? popularity and diffusion

The last name Uzun is the 3,450th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,930 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Uzun reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,525,482nd most common given name on earth It is held by 44 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 149,162 people, or 1 in 522. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Turkey Uzun occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 2 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.

Uzun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Uzun surname are 0.47000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Uzun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.5% less than the national average, earning 209,373 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.34% more than the national average, earning $50,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.55% more than the national average, earning $54,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Üzun921/
Uzün921/
Guzun896,398/
Huzun89840/
Uzhun8945/
Uzzun8923/
Auzun8911/
Uzgun898/
Uzung896/
Uzuun894/
Uzunn891/
Euzun891/
Uzune891/
Uzsun891/
Uzunc891/
Uzumn891/
Üzün835/
Guzgun80364/
Ouzoun80223/
Huzung802/
Ouzgun801/
Usun751,242/
Ucun751,155/
Uzum751,082/
Ozun75535/
Uzon75231/
Izun75175/
Ujun75108/
Uxun751/
Uzunova738,409/
Gudzuhn7322/
Gouzoun7312/
Ouzoune7312/
Uzunowa732/
Uzunová731/
Uzumnne731/
Uçgun671,843/
Huzum671,667/
Usung67975/
Uysun67495/
Usune67486/
Husun67329/
Utzon67260/
Auzon67222/
Aucun67215/
Hozun67127/
Ozoun67114/
Huzunova6793/
Usgun6781/
Huzon6758/
Uizon6736/
Gaudszun6726/
Hujun6725/
Ouzon6715/
Izzun6713/
Gusun6711/
Urzon6710/
Udjun679/
Useun678/
Uzzum677/
Ousun677/
Uzoon677/
Orzun676/
Oujun675/
Ehouzoun675/
Ausun674/
Auzón674/
Uzoumnne673/
Ucoun673/
Usunc673/
Uhsun673/
Izuin672/
Uyzon672/
Ujoun672/
Uchun672/
Usuin672/
Jizun672/
Itzun672/
Aujun672/
Usuun671/
Usumn671/
Uzeum671/
Usund671/
Houzoune671/
Ouzunova671/
Uzhum671/
Ujuun671/
Hizun671/
Uuson671/

Uzun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uzun in the Georgian language
უზუნuzun-
Uzun in the Russian language
Узунuzun-

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