Özay Surname
Approximately 16,163 people bear this surname
Özay Surname User-submission:
The Özay surname means 'moon'.
Özay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 15,936 | 1:4,883 | 703 |
| Germany | 83 | 1:969,945 | 67,438 |
| Northern Cyprus | 65 | 1:4,908 | 966 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Ozay (214) are calculated separately.
Özay (9,448) may also be a first name.
Özay Surname Meaning
Özay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Özay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Özay is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Ozay. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Özay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Özay is the 32,864th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 450,878 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Özay live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Özay is also the 63,655th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 9,448 people.
The surname Özay is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 15,936 people, or 1 in 4,883. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent live, Ankara Province, where 6 percent live and Bursa Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Turkey Özay exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozay | 92 | 214 | / |
| Özçay | 89 | 708 | / |
| Özsay | 89 | 191 | / |
| Özcay | 89 | 12 | / |
| Özayaz | 80 | 165 | / |
| Özayağ | 80 | 110 | / |
| Özayas | 80 | 37 | / |
| Özhaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Özey | 75 | 727 | / |
| Özad | 75 | 592 | / |
| Öcay | 75 | 331 | / |
| Özoy | 75 | 254 | / |
| Azay | 75 | 245 | / |
| Özas | 75 | 46 | / |
| Ezay | 75 | 31 | / |
| Özağ | 75 | 24 | / |
| Özap | 75 | 12 | / |
| Özhayat | 73 | 11 | / |
| Özsoy | 67 | 35,322 | / |
| Ezayo | 67 | 420 | / |
| Azayo | 67 | 272 | / |
| Azaye | 67 | 201 | / |
| Ezaya | 67 | 119 | / |
| Özçağ | 67 | 110 | / |
| Hazay | 67 | 108 | / |
| Özhuy | 67 | 104 | / |
| Ezayi | 67 | 100 | / |
| Özgey | 67 | 96 | / |
| Hozay | 67 | 46 | / |
| Azaya | 67 | 44 | / |
| Özğap | 67 | 36 | / |
| Özsağ | 67 | 36 | / |
| Azhay | 67 | 32 | / |
| Özeye | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ozayo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ezaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Azaay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ozaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Azzay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aazay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oezay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ezzay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Özeas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Azahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Otzay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezayy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aezay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Özağa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozzay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ezayu | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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