Özbek Surname

9,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Özbek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Özbek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey58,7871:1,324189
Germany4201:191,68022,203
Northern Cyprus881:3,625601
Sweden721:136,7619,670
Austria691:123,41217,157
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Ozbek (1,495) are calculated separately.

Özbek (518) may also be a first name.

Özbek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Özbek is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Ozbek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Özbek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Özbek is the 9,497th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 122,445 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Özbek reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 371,231st most common first name world-wide It is held by 518 people.

The last name Özbek is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 58,787 people, or 1 in 1,324. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Ankara Province, where 12 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Apart from Turkey Özbek exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.

Özbek Last Name Statistics demography

Özbek earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.99% less than the national average, earning 249,204 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ozbek931,495/
Ezbek8023/
Azbek8012/
Özbeg801/
Özvek801/
Ozbeyk7330/
Oezbek7328/
Ahzbek731/
Ozbeck731/
Azbik60506/
Ozbik60360/
Ozbeq604/
Ezbeg601/
Azbeg601/
Ozbeg601/
Ozbick553/
Azzbik551/
Azbegh551/
Azhbeg551/
Oezbec551/

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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 Özbek
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