Özaltay Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Özaltay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Özaltay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4131:188,43014,076
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Ozaltay (2) are calculated separately.

Özaltay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Özaltay occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Ozaltay. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Özaltay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 698,433rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Özaltay reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Özaltay is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 188,430. In Turkey Özaltay is most prevalent in: Sanliurfa Province, where 29 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live and Mersin Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ozaltay952/
Özalti777/
Ezalta771/
Özaltiğ7143/
Aszalty715/
Hasaltay6714/
Azolta622/
Asalta621/
Azalte621/
Hesalta5799/
Ashalta577/
Assalta575/
Assalty571/
Aashalta531/

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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 Özaltay
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