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
The last name Özay is found most in Turkey. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ozay. Click here for other possible spellings of Özay.
How Common Is The Last Name Özay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 32,864th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 450,878 people. Özay is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Özay are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 63,655th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 9,448 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 15,936 people, or 1 in 4,883. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.
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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