Yüz Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Yüz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 277 | 1:280,944 | 18,766 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
The alternate forms: Yuz (358) are calculated separately.
Yüz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yüz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yüz occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Yuz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yüz? popularity and diffusion
It is the 937,786th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Yüz are found; 82 percent are found in West Asia and 82 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
Yüz is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 280,944. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent live, Ankara Province, where 12 percent live and Agri Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Turkey Yüz is found in one country. It is also found in Finland, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuz | 89 | 358 | / |
| Eyüz | 86 | 19 | / |
| Yüzü | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yz | 80 | 529 | / |
| Yü | 80 | 10 | / |
| Üz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ağyüz | 75 | 263 | / |
| Yüzay | 75 | 111 | / |
| Yüzey | 75 | 64 | / |
| Ayyüz | 75 | 53 | / |
| Yaz | 67 | 7,776 | / |
| Yoz | 67 | 1,078 | / |
| Yez | 67 | 724 | / |
| Yzo | 67 | 426 | / |
| Üze | 67 | 270 | / |
| Yza | 67 | 249 | / |
| Yze | 67 | 112 | / |
| Yzu | 67 | 59 | / |
| Yzi | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ayz | 67 | 46 | / |
| Yyz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iyz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yzz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yzy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yhz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yiz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uyz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yjz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eyz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yüzova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuüzee | 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 Yüz
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis