Uzun Surname
Approximately 162,196 people bear this surname
Uzun Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'Long, tall'.
Uzun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 149,162 | 1:522 | 54 |
| Moldova | 2,993 | 1:1,190 | 94 |
| Ukraine | 2,340 | 1:19,454 | 2,704 |
| Germany | 1,642 | 1:49,029 | 6,403 |
| Russia | 1,317 | 1:109,433 | 13,310 |
| Northern Cyprus | 760 | 1:420 | 7 |
| Bulgaria | 704 | 1:9,913 | 1,125 |
| Romania | 632 | 1:31,769 | 4,049 |
| Netherlands | 314 | 1:53,781 | 9,233 |
| United States | 302 | 1:1,200,195 | 85,425 |
| Austria | 263 | 1:32,378 | 5,199 |
| England | 249 | 1:223,767 | 18,807 |
| Brazil | 232 | 1:922,734 | 33,000 |
| Transnistria | 201 | 1:2,362 | 337 |
| Belgium | 140 | 1:82,119 | 12,906 |
| Sweden | 107 | 1:92,026 | 6,708 |
| Croatia | 105 | 1:40,272 | 8,066 |
| Switzerland | 77 | 1:106,661 | 11,226 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 76 | 1:78,588 | 10,217 |
| Denmark | 70 | 1:80,639 | 7,855 |
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36 | 1:98,233 | 8,468 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Belarus | 18 | 1:527,837 | 48,523 |
| Georgia | 17 | 1:220,326 | 12,417 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Azerbaijan | 11 | 1:877,193 | 13,780 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
The alternate forms: Üzun (1), Uzün (1) & Üzün (5) are calculated separately.
Uzun (44) may also be a first name.
Uzun Surname Meaning
Uzun Demographics
Uzun Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Üzun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Uzün | 92 | 1 | / |
| Guzun | 89 | 6,398 | / |
| Huzun | 89 | 840 | / |
| Uzhun | 89 | 45 | / |
| Uzzun | 89 | 23 | / |
| Auzun | 89 | 11 | / |
| Uzgun | 89 | 8 | / |
| Uzung | 89 | 6 | / |
| Uzuun | 89 | 4 | / |
| Uzunn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Euzun | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uzune | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uzsun | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uzunc | 89 | 1 | / |
| Uzumn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Üzün | 83 | 5 | / |
| Guzgun | 80 | 364 | / |
| Ouzoun | 80 | 223 | / |
| Huzung | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ouzgun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Usun | 75 | 1,242 | / |
| Ucun | 75 | 1,155 | / |
| Uzum | 75 | 1,082 | / |
| Ozun | 75 | 535 | / |
| Uzon | 75 | 231 | / |
| Izun | 75 | 175 | / |
| Ujun | 75 | 108 | / |
| Uxun | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uzunova | 73 | 8,409 | / |
| Gudzuhn | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gouzoun | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ouzoune | 73 | 12 | / |
| Uzunowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uzunová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uzumnne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uçgun | 67 | 1,843 | / |
| Huzum | 67 | 1,667 | / |
| Usung | 67 | 975 | / |
| Uysun | 67 | 495 | / |
| Usune | 67 | 486 | / |
| Husun | 67 | 329 | / |
| Utzon | 67 | 260 | / |
| Auzon | 67 | 222 | / |
| Aucun | 67 | 215 | / |
| Hozun | 67 | 127 | / |
| Ozoun | 67 | 114 | / |
| Huzunova | 67 | 93 | / |
| Usgun | 67 | 81 | / |
| Huzon | 67 | 58 | / |
| Uizon | 67 | 36 | / |
| Gaudszun | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hujun | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ouzon | 67 | 15 | / |
| Izzun | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gusun | 67 | 11 | / |
| Urzon | 67 | 10 | / |
| Udjun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Useun | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uzzum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ousun | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uzoon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Orzun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oujun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ehouzoun | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ausun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Auzón | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uzoumnne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ucoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Usunc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uhsun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Izuin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uyzon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ujoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uchun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Usuin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jizun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Itzun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aujun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Usuun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usumn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzeum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Usund | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houzoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouzunova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uzhum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ujuun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hizun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uuson | 67 | 1 | / |
Uzun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Uzun in the Georgian language | ||
| უზუნ | uzun | - |
| Uzun in the Russian language | ||
| Узун | uzun | - |
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